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Maryland LB Marcus Whitfield was awarded a game ball for his 5 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks against FIU Saturday. But guess what happened when he went to collect it:

...he was told by the school that he couldn’t have the football, at least not now.
“We can’t get the game ball until after we leave school because it’s against NCAA regulations. We have the game ball but it’s in the archives,” Whitfield said. “That was crazy when I heard that (about game balls) when Coach (Randy) Edsall first got here,” said Whitfield, a fifth-year senior.

Yes, apparently Maryland's afraid this would violate the extra benefits rules in the NCAA rulebook. But with what we've seen recently, what could they do about it?
Read more at the Baltimore Sun.