RICHMOND, Va. (AP, posted Sept. 14, 2016) — Two Liberty University football players have been suspended from the team after an investigation connected them to an alleged sexual assault last year, the school said.

Players Cameron Jackson and Kyle Carrington are suspended pending an appeal after they and former student Avery James were found to have violated the university's policy on sexual harassment, discrimination and assault, Liberty said in a statement.

Liberty said the three were connected to an alleged off-campus sexual assault in August 2015. The school didn't provide details about the...