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Baylor WR Ishmael Zamora Suspended for Dog Abuse Incident

The Baylor Bears football team will be without wide receiver Ishmael Zamora to start the season.

Max Olson of ESPN.com reported Tuesday that Zamora was suspended for three games because of a video that showed him physically abusing his dog. On Aug. 19, Olson noted "the video was obtained by KXXV News Channel 25 in Waco, Texas, and captures Zamora hitting a dog eight times with a belt and kicking it while yelling."

Jake Trotter of ESPN provided a statement from Baylor:

Baylor’s full statement on Zamora. The school is mandating that Zamora give the dog "to an animal-friendly home.