Austin Peay cheerleading program suspended indefinitely. Here's what we know.

The Austin Peay cheerleading team was suspended indefinitely by the university on Wednesday.

The team did not accompany the men's basketball team for its game Wednesday at Central Arkansas, which the Governors lost 76-69. The men's basketball team has four games left in the regular season and the women's team has five games remaining.

Athletics director Gerald Harrison would not go into detail about the suspension but said the university was made aware of potential violations Wednesday at which point the investigation began. He said the university's athletic department will not lead the investigation.

"This only deals with our cheerleading squad," Harrison told The Leaf Chronicle. "This does not include the dance (team) or mascot at this time. We take this very seriously and we'll move this along as best we can and it will be thorough."

There are 25 members on two Austin Peay cheer squads coached by Maurice Grant.

"Our investigation is still in its infancy so I don't want to speculate where it would lead to, or could lead to," Harrison said. "We have to let the process run its course and let dedicated professionals that deal with these issues deal with it. If that takes a day or two then it takes a day or two. If it takes four week then it takes four weeks. I don't know and I'm not rushing them for a judgement."

This is a developing story. Please check back.

George Robinson contributed to this report.

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