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There's no doubt about it.

A.J. Graham -- Florida's Mr. Football - will soon be headed to join his new teammates at Marshall University.

Marshall University reinstated the Godby High School (Tallahassee, Fla.,) star's scholarship Thursday after armed robbery charges were dropped against the record-setting quarterback earlier on Thursday morning because Graham's alibi, according to his lawyer, is strong enough to create "reasonable doubt."

""Based on today's development, A.J. will have his scholarship reinstated," Marshall head coach Mark Snyder said. "We look forward to having him join our program and put this unfortunate episode behind him."

Florida State's list of available receivers continues to dwindle.

Richard Goodman, a senior receiver for the Seminoles, was arrested by Florida State University police Tuesday night and charged with aggravated battery, a felony. He was released on $1,000 bond. The charge, according to a sheriff's office spokesman, stems from an on-campus fight in November 2008 between members of the football team and members of a fraternity.

Goodman was suspended indefinitely from the team on Wednesday by FSU coach Bobby Bowden.

Trouble also has filtered into the local high school ranks, where star quarterback A.J. Graham, the state's Mr. Football Award winner who signed with Marshall University last February, was arrested on Tuesday by Tallahassee police on a robbery with firearm charge.

In a game between Houston and Marshall tonight on ESPN, Houston freshman receiver Patrick Edwards added himself to the sports injury hall of fame while attempting to catch a pass.

The pass sailed just out of his reach in the back of the end zone and as he slowed down the proverbial unstoppable force met the immovable object -- in this case, an oddly placed metal cart a few feet from the back of the end zone.

A trip to the land of horrible ensued. Naturally, Edwards emerged from the carnage with a compound fracture of the leg. Unless snuff films and other assorted awfulness is your thing ('tis the season?), we're warning you this is ugly. Video after the jump.

And by "too selfish" we mean he's no longer on the team.

Marshall has booted starting cornerback J.J. Johnson off the team for what was termed continuing selfish behavior. Johnson would've been in his third season as the starter this fall, and it obviously puts a crimp in the Thundering Herd's depth at cornerback.

I think in preschool that vague range of "selfish" conduct usually merited a timeout and a stern lecture. No sandbox time for you, kid! When you're an adult that gets you booted off your team. Of course the crimes were probably a little different, as he probably wasn't simply snagging teammates' toys and cups of awful tapioca pudding. At least we hope.

Anyway, I like that: "continuing selfish behavior". Completely vague, catch-all, awkward-sounding. Try using that next time when yelling at coworkers or the family pet.