Columbia University suspended its wrestling team while the investigates apparent lewd text messages sent by members of the team.
Columbia started the investigation when reports surfaced online about the messages. The school described the text messages as "appalling, at odds with the core values of the university, and violate team guidelines."
"The Department of Athletics has decided that Columbia wrestlers will not compete until we have a full understanding of the facts on which to base the official response to this disturbing matter," the school said in a statement.
The team already withdrew from a meet on Sunday after Columbia said it would have “zero tolerance in its athletics programs for the group messaging messaging and texts sent by several members of the men’s varsity wrestling team.