Dexter Lawrence among 3 Clemson players who failed NCAA drug test, could miss Cotton Bowl

Yahoo ^ | December 24, 2018 | Sam Cooper

[C19fan]

Clemson could be without three players in the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with Notre Dame — including one of its best players. Upon the team’s arrival in Dallas on Monday, Tigers coach Dabo Swinney told reporters that defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, offensive lineman Zach Giella and tight end Braden Galloway failed NCAA-mandated drug tests last week. According to Tiger Illustrated, the players tested positive for ostarine. Unless Clemson successfully appeals the failed tests, all three will miss Saturday’s Cotton Bowl. The biggest loss would be Lawrence, one of the top players at his position in the country. A three-year starter at defensive tackle, Lawrence has 36 tackles and seven tackles for loss for the second-ranked Tigers this season.

[C19fan]

Clemson is deep and has NFL talent across the defensive line but this is a huge hit for Clemson.

[Don W]

$40 for 60 tablets. Relatively cheap way to lose one’s potential career.

[mosaicwolf]

What is “ostarine”? I entered it on pill finder and no results.

[csvset]

Enobosarm, also known as ostarine, is an investigational selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) developed by GTX, Inc for the treatment of conditions such as muscle wasting and osteoporosis, formerly under development by Merck & Company.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enobosarm

[laweeks]

could miss Cotton Bowl

Could?

[MuttTheHoople]

They didn’t study hard enough for the test.

[Don W]

Ostarine, also known as MK-2866 is a SARM (selective androgen receptor module) created by GTx to avoid and treat muscle wasting. It can, later on, be a cure for avoiding atrophy (total wasting away of a body part), cachexia, sarcopenia and Hormone or Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

[freedumb2003]

They should avail themselves of what is basically legal cheating, similar to using performance enhancing drugs: declare you are a chick and play on woman’s teams.

I know that doesn’t work well in football but they could join the WNBA.

[George Rand]

Any guy that’s spent time building knows what this stuff is and what it’s used for. PCT.

[dangus]

Tiger Illustrated? Sounds like a teen-girl magazine.

[The_Media_never_lie]

They didn’t study hard enough for the test.

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If they had attended the University of North Carolina there would not have been any tests. All they would have needed to do would have been to enroll in the no classes, no work, no test courses to maintain their student athlete eligibility! That is how it works at the University of No Classes! (UNC)

[DownInFlames]

That move will cost them millions in the NFL draft.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Drug tests are racist.

[politicianslie]

Clemson is deep and has NFL talent

ONLY THREE were caught?

[onedoug]

I’m starting to get sick of college football too.

[txnativegop]

starting to get sick?

It’s been a joke for years.

boycott sports, all of them.

[irish guard]

The defensive player is great. Top 20 prospective NFL draft pick. Despite his absence, I don’t see how my Notre Dame team beats Clemson Saturday. I’ll be there, but don’t expect a win.

[Bratch]

Substance Profiles

 

Ostarine

 

What Athletes Need to Know

To take part in elite competitions, many athletes must comply with the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List, a strict global standard that prohibits the use of certain substances and methods because of their potential to enhance performance and cause negative health effects. The WADA Prohibited List is an internationally recognized standard, with more than 660 signatories, that helps ensure that athletes can compete on a level playing field around the world.

Among its various Prohibited List resources for athletes and their support personnel, USADA publishes substance profiles to highlight vital information about high-risk substances, including ostarine.

 

What is ostarine?

Ostarine is the trademarked name for a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country. In recent years, WADA has reported an increasing number of positive tests involving SARMs, and athletes who use these substances most likely obtain them through black market channels.

Research has shown that SARMs like ostarine have fewer androgenic properties, meaning they have less influence on the development and balance of male hormones, including testosterone. While they are not yet approved for human use, SARMs are of interest to the medical community because they might be effective at treating different health conditions without resulting in the negative side effects of steroids. Ostarine is currently being investigated as a way to treat a variety of muscle wasting diseases, such as osteoporosis, cancer, and hypogonadism.

 

Is ostarine prohibited in sport?

Yes, ostarine is prohibited at all times under the S1 Anabolic Agent category of the WADA Prohibited List. The number of positive tests involving ostarine has increased steadily over the past few years, with WADA reporting 28 globally in 2015.

 

Do everyday products contain ostarine?

There are in fact products that contain ostarine, but only illegal ones. Given that ostarine is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country, there are no legal medications that contain ostarine.

It’s also important to note that ostarine is not a permitted ingredient in dietary supplements. However, you should be aware that some dietary supplement manufacturers illegally put SARMs like ostarine in their products and sell them as “legal steroids” or “research only” chemicals. Moreover, they may omit ostarine from the label entirely, or use misleading names to confuse consumers. For example, ostarine may also be called enobosarm, MK-2866, or GTx-024. Some examples of supplements that contain ostarine can be found on the USADA High Risk List. Click here for an advisory on ostarine in supplements.

 

What are the health risks associated with ostarine?

Because ostarine is still being investigated for use in humans, the side effects have not been fully characterized yet. For recent information on the effects of ostarine, take a look at this 2013 study from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

 

What if I need to use ostarine as part of a medical treatment?

Keep in mind that ostarine is not currently available as a prescription medication in any country. No matter what medical condition you have, your doctor is not legally allowed to prescribe ostarine to you as a treatment.

 

More reading on SARMS and ostarine:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898053/

http://www.usada.org/selective-androgen-receptor-modulators-sarms-prohibited-class-anabolic-agencts/

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11326715#section=Top

 

[mewzilla]

Q: Could these guys have just taken this stuff recently, so they could deliberately flunk the drug test, thereby giving them a reason to miss the game and avoid a career-ending injury? Are any of these three draft bound?

[mewzilla]

Note to the NFL: If these guys did this in order to get bounced from the game, they just screwed their team big time. So they should be perfect for the NFL, eh...