Johnson C. Smith University said policy will be put in place to make sure no athletes are punished by not being allowed to eat — following the controversy surrounding head coach Kermit Blount.

Sources said up to 20 players and several athletic trainers on the Division II program were denied a pre-game breakfast at it’s hotel prior to a game.

The team was on the road against Virginia Union University on Saturday, Sept. 26. Sources said the coach’s reasoning was because players were roughly five-minutes late to the 8:30 a.m. breakfast.

Reasons for being late varied from player-to-player.

Sources add some players had not eaten since dinner was served at 6 p.m. on Friday and were not served a full meal until 5 p.m., Saturday. We’re told granola bars and oranges were, however, handed out during halftime. READ FULL