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| | COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - Football prodigy could lose career over gambling charges |
 | | McPherson, who led the Florida State Seminoles to a 3-1 record during four games as a sophomore starting quarterback, is accused of regularly betting on his own games, as well as professional football and basketball games, using an Internet gambling site and a local bookie. |
 | | Now McPherson is gambling that a jury trial will clear him of the charges and save his football career. If convicted of a second-degree misdemeanor charge, McPherson, 20, could be ineligible to complete his final two seasons of college football, and could spend sixty days behind bars and be required to pay up to $500 in fines. |
 | | McPherson's fate will now be mulled by a jury of six, including a retired policeman, a small business owner and a state office worker. |
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