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Smoking rates in the US have reached their lowest level since 1965, with just 11.5% of Americans aged 18 and over smoking tobacco cigarettes. However, around 18.7% of US adults currently use any tobacco product, with e-cigarette use growing as cigarette use declines. Usage is highest among men, those under 65, and those with lower incomes or education levels.
Ferris State's head football coach, Tony Annese, has been suspended for one game by the NCAA after two of his players lit cigars in a smoke-free locker room following their second-straight national title win. The stadium, located outside Dallas, strictly prohibits the use of tobacco on its grounds. Ferris State players also lit cigars after the school won the 2021 national title, resulting in a fine for the school and a warning for the players. Ferris State's appeal of the punishment was denied.
Ferris State football coach Tony Annese has been suspended for one future playoff game by the NCAA after two of his players lit cigars in a smoke-free locker room after winning the national title in December. The university was also fined $2,500 by the NCAA and charged $15,383 by the McKinney ISD for cleaning and repairs to the locker room after the victory over Colorado School of Mines.
Ferris State coach Tony Annese has been suspended for one game during his team's next NCAA championship playoff game, and the school has been fined $2,500 and ordered to pay $15,383 in restitution to the McKinney Independent School District after two players lit cigars in the locker room following their Division II national title win last season. The school has a strict no tobacco policy on campus, and the NCAA had warned the team not to commit the act again.
Ferris State football coach Tony Annese has been suspended for one game by the NCAA after two of his players lit up cigars in the locker room following the Bulldogs' national-championship victory last December. The Bulldogs were reprimanded the following year for lighting up cigars following their first Division II national championship, and Annese had warned players against making the same mistake before they won their second consecutive Division II national title. Ferris State appealed the NCAA's ruling, and was denied.