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Maybe you were under a rock and missed it, but the cameras certainly didn't.

In the second quarter of the Gator Bowl, Va Tech QB Marcus Vick took his right foot and stomped down on the back of the left knee of star Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil. Dumervil was lucky to walk off the field with his career intact.

If you're scoring at home, Vick has now 1) been convicted for giving alcohol to a minor, but acquitted of having sex with a minor 2) been arrested for marijuana possession and 3) been caught on tape giving the finger to West Virginia fans this season.

Now this. And now this column from Dave Teel that you really should read.

It's nice that Va Tech QB coach Kevin Rogers spoke out after the game about how inexcusable Vick's actions were, but it also raises the question of what the Hokies' coaches knew about what happened and when they knew it. If they were aware during the game that Vick had purposely tried to injure Dumervil, should they have been honor bound to essentially eject Vick themselves - i.e. removing him from the game and sending him to the locker room? Or did they just shake their heads while secretly breathing a sigh of relief that the refs didn't see what happened? Just something to ponder.

For now, the wheels are apparently in motion for some sort of punishment for Vick. I'm curious to see how stiff it will be.