BLACKWELL: Well, that was quick. The players for the Minnesota football team have ended their boycott and will play in their bowl game.</s>PAUL: Andy Scholes joins us with these new developments. Last hour, we were at a completely different place.</s>ANDY SCHOLES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely. Last hour we were talking about how Minnesota might not play in the holiday bowl because of this boycott. Their players were boycotting all football activities until their 10 teammates were reinstated. Those players have not been reinstated, but according to multiple reports, the Gophers have ended their boycott. For some background, earlier this week the University of Minnesota indefinitely suspended 10 players without giving a reason. The attorney for those players says they're being suspended for their alleged roles in a sexual assault on a female student that happened in September. Now, the players were suspended even though none of them were criminally charged. Members from the team met with the school president late last night and he made it clear that their teammates were not going to be reinstated before this bowl game. And after announcing that they would end this boycott, the players did release a statement that read in part, "We now and that you, the members of the media, our fans, and the general public hold all of us accountable for ensuring that our teammates are treated fairly along with any and all victims of sexual assault. We also ask that the public dialogue related to the apparent lack of due process in the University system is openly discussed and evaluated." Minnesota, they're going to be playing Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on December 27th. Guys, it looks like what the team took -- what they were not happy about is how the players were suspended and no reason was given for that suspension.</s>PAUL: Andy, thank you.</s>BLACKWELL: Thank you, Andy. We continue to follow the severe weather that's hitting the D.C. metro area over this busy holiday travel season. Three people now, three are dead in this 55 mile crash. New video now of cars and tractor trailers and the SUV's all crumpled up on I-95 on those icy roads. Only two runways at Dulles airport open right now because of the ice. We have a live update for you at the top of the hour.
University of Minnesota Football Team Ends Boycott over Suspension of Players