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A Cal football player and a former team member upset at reported racial slurs made by a member of the university's crew team sought revenge by robbing two residents of a dormitory, but targeted the wrong people, campus officials said Tuesday.

R.J. Garrett and Gary Doxy, both 21, were arrested and charged Monday in connection with last month's robbery of two Cal crew team members at the Clark Kerr Campus, a residence-hall complex southeast of UC Berkeley that is home to many student athletes.

Late Tuesday, Garrett was dismissed from Cal's football team, said Dan Mogulof, a UC Berkeley spokesman. Garrett was a junior fullback who had come to Cal from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, where his father, Robert, is a longtime and well-respected coach. R.J. Garrett was a sixth-string fullback who, in three seasons, had never participated in an offensive play.

Referring to the arrests, Cal coach Jeff Tedford said Tuesday, "Obviously, it's unfortunate. I have a lot of confidence in our team that it will stay focused on what it needs to get done. Their job is to pay attention to what's important for them, and right now, that is to prepare for the game."

Glad to see Tedford swiftly dealt with the issue.  It's a real shame when these things happen.

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