Umaine Football Coach Vows To Hand Out In-game Suspensions For Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalties

University of Maine football coach Joe Harasymiak is tired of his team self-destructing with penalties. So he is putting his foot down. The Black Bears were penalized 13 times for 130 yards in that game, bringing their total for the past two games to 29 penalties and 327 yards. “Any player who gets an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty will be taken out and won’t play the rest of the game,” the third-year head coach said on Monday in the wake of Saturday’s 27-20 Colonial Athletic Association loss at William & Mary. UMaine (4-3, 3-1 CAA) is the 10th most penalized team among the 124 in the Football Championship Subdivision with 64 penalties for 608 yards through seven games. The Black Bears rank 12th in total penalties and in penalties per game (9.14). “Penalties have certainly been an issue,” Harasymiak said.