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N.D. (AP) – The attorney for a NDSU linebacker facing an aggravated assault charge says his client’s conduct can be defended.

21-year-old linebacker Travis Beck was suspended from the team indefinitely earlier this week after allegedly hitting a man until he was unconscious outside a downtown Fargo bar early Sunday.

Defense attorney Bruce Quick says he believes Beck was acting in self-defense. He says Beck is cooperating with the police investigation.