<p>Ex-football player Curry resigns from academy</p>
<p>[Navy</a> Times](<a href=“http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/05/navy_curry_academy_resign_051910w/]Navy”>http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/05/navy_curry_academy_resign_051910w/)
By Philip Ewing - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday May 20, 2010 10:15:54 EDT</p>
<p>A controversial former Naval Academy football player, who was kept on the team and in school despite having tested positive for smoking marijuana, resigned and left the Yard on Monday, Navy Times has learned.</p>
<p>Midshipman 3rd Class Marcus Curry, the star slotback who was finally dismissed from the football team in early May when he allegedly ran afoul of one rule too many, had told commanders hed planned to quit after it was clear he couldnt play anymore, Naval Academy sources said.</p>
<p>Academy spokeswoman Deb Goode confirmed Curry was no longer a midshipman, but she said that privacy regulations meant she could not discuss the details of any administrative cases. Goode said Curry was fully, formally out of the Navy.</p>
<p>Asked for comment, Curry sent this response to Navy Times in an online message: All I have to say is, I left on my own will and was not kicked out nor forced out.</p>
<p>Curry said he plans to play football this fall for Texas State University, in San Marcos, Texas, home of the Bobcats. The Bobcats play in the Southland Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. NCAA rules state that players transferring from Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) schools to FCS schools are eligible to play immediately.</p>
<p>:cool:</p>