re: any florida players suspended for this weekend after brawl w/ FSU?

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It was already misplayed before the collision. I don't see the issue here.

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First off, this is a judgement call so thats going to be the only grey area to this.

The chalk line is considered fair territory. Runners interference occurs when a runner interferes with a fielder making an attempt on the ball. There doesn't need to be collision, and it doesn't necessarily matter if collision occurs after the interference. When the batter-runner is running to first and veers inside the baseline or even stays outside but makes a step toward the fielders, it should be ruled that he is interfering if the fielder doesn't field the ball. The runner must yield or adjust his path to give room to a fielder.

They should have called the batter-runner out and advanced any runners in a force position on the bases by one base. The blame for no call is on the home plate umpire because he is the only person looking directly at the back of the runner to see his path clearly. However, given that the firstbaseman approached the runner and a conflict ensued, it's understandable that the umpires got caught up in the more urgent issue of separating everyone.