Florida State true freshman quarterback Malk Henry has been suspended for a violation of team rules, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher told reporters after Saturday's practice.

Fisher declined to provide details as to what led to Henry's suspension. He also declined to say if Henry would be available for FSU's season opener against Ole Miss on Sept. 5 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.

"Right now he's suspended for a violation of team rules," Fisher said three times in response to questions about Henry's suspension.

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The uncertainty around Henry's short-term future presents another obstacle for the Seminoles and their situation at quarterback.

FSU opened camp with four scholarship quarterbacks, including Henry. Redshirt senior Sean Maguire, who spent the offseason recovering from left ankle surgery, broke a bone in his right foot on the second day of camp. Maguire is out for at least four weeks and will miss FSU's game against Ole Miss.

With Maguire on the shelf, the Seminoles have been practicing with redshirt freshman Deondre Francois, redshirt sophomore J.J. Cosentino, Henry and walk-on Jake Rizzo at Fisher's disposal.

Although deep, the unit is not experienced. Cosentino has seen a handful of snaps, while Francois and Henry have never played a down of college football. Rizzo, who is listed as a freshman, spent the 2015 academic year at the University of Central Florida.



Henry, who is 6-foot-2 and is listed at 185 pounds, was an early enrollee out of Long Beach (Calif.) Poly, having played his prior two years at Westlake Oaks Christian (Calif.)

Rated by Rivals as a four-star prospect and the nation's No. 2 dual threat quarterback, Henry was impressive in FSU's spring game. He finished 15 of 22 for 205 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

But through two weeks of preseason practice, Henry did not appear to be making much of a push up the depth chart. The injury to Maguire left Francois as the clear No. 1 with Cosentino second. Rizzo, who helped national power Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas to a state title in 2014, was ahead of Henry at FSU's open practice last Sunday at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Henry's suspension left the Seminoles with Francois, Cosentino and Rizzo at practice Saturday.

While Fisher did not further address the suspension, he did speak about the team's depth and the impact of being down two quarterbacks.

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"It doesn't [hurt] right now because what we're trying to do is we're getting in so many different four-[receiver] packages, nickel, dime and all those seven, eight-man [defensive back] packages," Fisher said. "When you do those a lot of times because you only got maybe 16 total [defensive backs], you have seven on the field at a time.

"You've gotta come together and only do two groups. Those other guys just get a break during that period. We'll split them up at times, but the quarterbacks get double work, which can actually make them doubly as good."

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