Georgia Suspends Three Running Backs for New Mexico State
by Year2 on Nov 1, 2011 6:45 PM EDT
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Today, Georgia announced the suspension of three of its four scholarship running backs: Isaiah Crowell, Carlton Thomas, and Ken Malcome. Mark Richt called the cause of the suspensions a violation of team rules, and the players will be on ice for only this weekend's game against New Mexico State.
ESPN is reporting that the actual cause of the suspension was the three of them failing a drug test last week. It doesn't say what kind of drug they tested positive for, not that it really matters, but a one-game suspension for a first failed test is the standard policy for UGA.
What does matter is when the test results came in. Given that the date of the test and the turnaround time for the results are not public knowledge, there's no way to say whether the coaches knew about the failed test before last weekend's game against Florida (though there were rumors of Crowell failing a drug test on some Florida message boards before the game, for what that's worth). If Richt did know and still delayed the suspension, then he'd be guilty of, well, being a Division I-A football coach.
With those three on ice and Richard Samuel out for the rest of the regular season due to ligament damage, UGA will be down to only its walk on running backs against New Mexico State. Somehow, I think they'll manage.
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Mark Richt in particular
would be guilty of a bit more. Given his very publicized professions of faith, it is fair to hold Coach Richt to a higher standard of behavior than his peers. I say this as someone who broadly shares Coach Richt’s Christian faith. If* he delayed the punishment in order to win a game, he has tarnished his image, and he has also given ammunition to those eager to discredit public figures who are outspoken about their Christianity.
- There is no reason to believe that CMR did this, and I truly hope that he did not.
"Lattimore, as the kids can say, can ball, and sometimes does it to the extent one might say [he] is out of control in his balling." - Spencer Hall
by GwinnettGamecock on Nov 1, 2011 11:37 PM EDT reply actions
I would assume
that because its a athletic department policy, the depth. says when a player serves the suspension. I don’t know that for sure but it would be stupid to have it any other way.
by Mark Mandingo on Nov 1, 2011 11:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think you got it right
The depth at RB had more to do with this decision. ;)
by danmarcel on Nov 2, 2011 8:59 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
FWIW, Georgia's AD Greg McGarity denied that there was any selective suspension-ing going on.
He’s quoted in this article saying it was “all timing.” (The quote is at the bottom of the article.)
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