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Be water my friend.
We need to be very careful about throwing stones, imo.
The national perception is that Ohio State is the poster child for renegade programs right now.
But this is because the media has chosen to jump on Ohio State for every single thing that happens and has decided to leave "Aw Shucks" Bobby alone.
The national perception is that Ohio State is the poster child for renegade programs right now.
But this is because the media has chosen to jump on Ohio State for every single thing that happens and has decided to leave "Aw Shucks" Bobby alone.
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Three Miss. St. players arrested
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) -- Coach Sylvester Croom says no disciplinary action is planned for now against three Mississippi State players who were arrested earlier this month in two separate fights at a Columbus nightclub.
Arrested in July 8th fights at Big Kahuna's Beach Club were defensive end Titus Brown and reserve defensive back De'Mon Glanton. Both were charged with disorderly conduct.
Also, according to police, defensive end Michael Heard was arrested on a simple assault charge for his alleged role in another fight about an hour later at the same bar.
Authorities say two Columbus brothers who apparently were involved in the fight -- Lester and Elency Erby -- were NOT charged. Elency Erby says he threw the first punch after determining the a group of football players were reading to beat him.
Croom, in a statement released by the school Monday, said that if his players were "arrested for defending themselves, so be it."
Heard and Glanton each pleaded guilty on July 20th and paid 350-dollar fines.
Brown's case was scheduled in local city court tomorrow.
Brown, a sophomore, started five games for the Bulldogs and had 59 tackles and 1-and one-half sacks.
Heard, 6-foot-2, 256-pound junior, started seven games and had 32 tackles. Glanton, a defensive back, redshirted last season.
Three Miss. St. players arrested
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) -- Coach Sylvester Croom says no disciplinary action is planned for now against three Mississippi State players who were arrested earlier this month in two separate fights at a Columbus nightclub.
Arrested in July 8th fights at Big Kahuna's Beach Club were defensive end Titus Brown and reserve defensive back De'Mon Glanton. Both were charged with disorderly conduct.
Also, according to police, defensive end Michael Heard was arrested on a simple assault charge for his alleged role in another fight about an hour later at the same bar.
Authorities say two Columbus brothers who apparently were involved in the fight -- Lester and Elency Erby -- were NOT charged. Elency Erby says he threw the first punch after determining the a group of football players were reading to beat him.
Croom, in a statement released by the school Monday, said that if his players were "arrested for defending themselves, so be it."
Heard and Glanton each pleaded guilty on July 20th and paid 350-dollar fines.
Brown's case was scheduled in local city court tomorrow.
Brown, a sophomore, started five games for the Bulldogs and had 59 tackles and 1-and one-half sacks.
Heard, 6-foot-2, 256-pound junior, started seven games and had 32 tackles. Glanton, a defensive back, redshirted last season.
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Here's an incident where a player was an apparent target of a crime. It's interesting that he's not commenting on why he was targeted, the article seems to imply that he knew who took the shot at him.
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Obomanu target of drive-by
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn wide receiver Ben Obomanu was the victim of a drive-by shooting after someone fired at least one shot that struck and entered his vehicle.
Auburn police said the Selma native was not injured in the incident that occurred last Thursday around 11 p.m. as he was driving through the intersection of East University Drive and South Donahue Drive.
According to a police release, Obomanu reported the incident Friday morning after finding information about a possible suspect.
Obomanu declined to provide information about the possible suspect he identified to police or a possible motive. When asked if the suspect was someone he knew, he declined to comment.
Coach Tommy Tuberville said Obomanu was upset about the situation but felt it was a one-time event.
Ben Obomanu caught 25 passes for 359 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns last season.
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Obomanu target of drive-by
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn wide receiver Ben Obomanu was the victim of a drive-by shooting after someone fired at least one shot that struck and entered his vehicle.
Auburn police said the Selma native was not injured in the incident that occurred last Thursday around 11 p.m. as he was driving through the intersection of East University Drive and South Donahue Drive.
According to a police release, Obomanu reported the incident Friday morning after finding information about a possible suspect.
Obomanu declined to provide information about the possible suspect he identified to police or a possible motive. When asked if the suspect was someone he knew, he declined to comment.
Coach Tommy Tuberville said Obomanu was upset about the situation but felt it was a one-time event.
Ben Obomanu caught 25 passes for 359 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns last season.
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Is Tennessee football out of bounds?
By Ray Glier, special for USA TODAY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Before University of Tennessee football players get a playbook, they get a Think Card. It is an orange card small enough to fit into their wallets. On the front it says, "THINK," followed by a series of questions designed to help the player assess his behavior and make the appropriate decision.
"It's embarrassing to our administration, to our fans, to our coaches, to me and to a large portion of the other kids," coach Phillip Fulmer said of the recent arrests.
By Ed Reinke, AP
On the back of the card are the home and cell phone numbers of the Tennessee coaching staff so players can call for help.
The Think Card is part of a safety net of counselors, tutors and role models the university has been constructing since 1995 after eight football players had run-ins with the law in a one-year span.
But during the last 16 months, players frequently have fallen through. Tennessee football players have been in at least 20 incidents involving shoplifting, assault, gun charges, motor vehicle citations, disturbing the peace and failing a drug test.
Even after coach Phillip Fulmer gathered his players for a meeting during spring practice in April and told them the bad behavior had to stop, linebacker Daniel Brooks and defensive back Corey Campbell were suspended after off-field incidents.
Brooks pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license and three other charges were dismissed by a Knox County General Sessions Court judge. Brooks will miss the first three games this season.
While court dates await other Volunteers players, Fulmer is scheduled to face reporters today in Birmingham, Ala., at the annual Southeastern Conference media days.
In an interview last week, Fulmer tightened his lips and took a deep breath when asked about the recent incidents. "It's embarrassing to our administration, to our fans, to our coaches, to me and to a large portion of the other kids," said Fulmer, Tennessee's head coach since 1992. "You would hope that young men who have the opportunities they have, to be on the stage they're on, would make better choices."
Assault accusations
Among the poorer choices:
• Carolyn Goodrich said her son thought he had been hit accidentally by an elbow during a pickup basketball game Jan. 12.
It wasn't until the next day, while looking at a university surveillance videotape, that Deshaun Goodrich saw he had been punched on the right side of his face when he wasn't looking by a Tennessee football player.
"He'll have a metal plate in his mouth the rest of his life," Carolyn Goodrich said.
Tony McDaniel, the 6-7, 300-pound defensive tackle who was shown on the videotape hitting the 6-4, 205-pound Goodrich, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and is scheduled to enter a plea Thursday in Knoxville General Sessions Court.
• Shadiyah Murphy also never saw who broke his jaw March 4. The Tennessee student said he was hit from behind in an altercation with several Vols football players at a fraternity dance, according to court affidavits and police incident reports.
Murphy's jaw had to be wired shut to heal.
Jerod Mayo, a freshman linebacker, and Robert Ayers, a freshman defensive end, have been charged with aggravated assault in the Murphy case and are scheduled to appear in court Monday to answer charges.
• Quantavios Emerson did see who hit him, opening a cut on his head that required four staples to close April 10 in a fight in a dormitory lobby. Emerson, who was in the fight with Bret Smith, a Tennessee wide receiver, and Brent Schaeffer, a quarterback, said he was struck while on the floor.
Smith and Schaeffer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and were ordered to pay restitution to Emerson. Smith was suspended from the team; Schaeffer left the program voluntarily.
Vols' safety net
The school has devoted resources and considerable effort to the issue of student-athlete conduct. At least three full-time employees of the football program have duties that include steering players from trouble.
• Former Tennessee quarterback Condredge Holloway is assistant athletics director for player relations and counsels players on their behavior off the field.
• Running backs coach Trooper Taylor, the assistant head coach, also handles player development issues.
• Judy Jackson, the associate director of student-athlete welfare, has an office with a window looking out on the indoor practice facility. She coordinates players' participation in community-related projects through the G.O. V.O.L.S. service program.
The list of football players who have participated in the program in Knoxville is substantially longer than the list of players who recently have faced criminal charges. During the spring semester alone, football players logged more than 1,000 hours of community service, from Habitat for Humanity to reading in schools to Boys & Girls Club activities and others, according to a record kept by the athletics department.
The Knoxville Police Department has assigned an officer to act as liaison between the Tennessee team and the police department and to counsel players.
Tennessee's athletics department also is participating in a program sponsored, in part, by the SEC. MVP, Mentors in Violence Prevention, is a program conducted by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society in which college athletes try to teach youngsters how to avoid confrontation.
A cycle of problems?
The caretakers of Tennessee's football program — President John D. Petersen, in his second year at the school after coming from the University of Connecticut; athletics director Mike Hamilton, on the job since July 2003 and at the school since 1992; and Fulmer — say there is no systemic problem with the program and college football programs across the country have the same issues with handling young, immature football players.
"When we adjusted the NCAA rules a couple of years ago to limit the amount of contact with prospective student-athletes, I think it limited the ability of coaches to get to know the athletes better," Hamilton said. "You're having to make quicker judgments sometimes assessing a student-athlete's ability to fit in."
Asked if he thought there was a recruiting problem at Tennessee and if the Vols were recruiting athletes at risk to get in trouble, Peterson said the university's issues with athletes are a "cyclical thing we see."
Peterson said he did not think Fulmer was recruiting athletes at risk for bad behavior. Nevertheless, Hamilton said Tennessee might be willing to join the growing list of universities conducting criminal background checks of athletes to see if there is anything that might reveal a potential for problems. But he did not view it as a panacea.
"Is it something we're doing for PR sake, or is it something we're doing that will help us make a better decision to accept a student-athlete?" Hamilton said. "If it helps us make better decisions, then I'm for it."
Citing Georgia and South Carolina, Peterson said football teams at other SEC schools have had their share of problems off the field. Eleven South Carolina players have been arrested since the end of the 2004 season. At Georgia, three returning players have been suspended for the season opener against Boise State for off-field incidents and a fourth has been kicked off the team. Five members of Georgia's incoming recruiting class failed to meet academic requirements.
Peterson said Fulmer has demonstrated a get-tough policy on athletes who repeatedly caused trouble. The president said Fulmer dismissed wide receiver James Banks — "the best pure athlete on the football team" — in December after several incidents.
"Is it acceptable? No," Peterson said of the rash of incidents. "Is it a concern? Yes, it's always a concern when things like this happen."
Gary Holliday, a spokesman for the Knoxville Police Department, said authorities do not feel there is a security issue with Tennessee football players and their interaction in the community.
There is a difference in opinion on campus, however. Chemistry professor Jeffrey Kovac said the recent incidents suggest something is not right.
"My impression is that these kids are under close supervision by coaches, but there is still trouble. So is there a systematic failing?" said Kovac, a longtime critic of the football program.
"I think coaches have a responsibility to set tones and standards, and if there are a lot of incidents, it suggests there is a problem."
Quarterback Rick Clausen said Fulmer gathered the team near the end of spring practice after the April assaults and demanded some accountability.
"He said, 'You guys made this problem and you're going to fix it,' " Clausen said.
Clausen, one of six team captains, said the 18 seniors have been leaning on freshmen and sophomores to reel in their strike-back mentality when they get into confrontations. But they are not always successful.
"Some guys don't get it. It's very few, but those few you can't help them," Clausen said. "It's frustrating."
League turns to mentoring
In 2003, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive vowed to end the constant cycle of league teams on NCAA probation for cheating by July 2008.
But while he has been busy cleaning up bad behavior by boosters and rogue coaches, Slive has another issue: a cycle of off-field incidents by SEC athletes.
From arrests on charges of alleged assault, driving under the influence, robbery and gun violations, SEC schools have seen one incident after another the last 16 months.
In an attempt to deal with the behavior of some athletes, the SEC is providing $90,000 in seed money to be spread among its 12 schools for training in a program taught by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society. The MVP program (Mentors in Violence Prevention) will counsel SEC athletes on how to deal with volatile situations without fists.
"It's education that helps people prevent violence but also interrupts the behavior," says Jeff O'Brien, director of programs at the center.
"We're not talking to them in the sessions as being perpetrators. We're talking about them, for instance, if they are at a party and they see one of their teammates about to do something, how they can step in and interrupt it."
O'Brien says MVP is "combating a cultural machine" in the media that glamorizes tough-guy response to conflicts.
"It's a daunting task," he says.
Cynics might claim it is just more window dressing by college administrators who want to appease critics of their multimillion-dollar athletics programs.
Before the SEC agreed to bring the MVP program to all its schools, the University of Tennessee introduced MVP to its athletes, including football players, in 2004. Yet Tennessee's football program has had problems of aggressive behavior by players in the last 16 months.
"It's not love dust; it's not miracle work," O'Brien says. "It's a first step to try and get people to think differently about their situations."
By Ray Glier
Is Tennessee football out of bounds?
By Ray Glier, special for USA TODAY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Before University of Tennessee football players get a playbook, they get a Think Card. It is an orange card small enough to fit into their wallets. On the front it says, "THINK," followed by a series of questions designed to help the player assess his behavior and make the appropriate decision.
"It's embarrassing to our administration, to our fans, to our coaches, to me and to a large portion of the other kids," coach Phillip Fulmer said of the recent arrests.
By Ed Reinke, AP
On the back of the card are the home and cell phone numbers of the Tennessee coaching staff so players can call for help.
The Think Card is part of a safety net of counselors, tutors and role models the university has been constructing since 1995 after eight football players had run-ins with the law in a one-year span.
But during the last 16 months, players frequently have fallen through. Tennessee football players have been in at least 20 incidents involving shoplifting, assault, gun charges, motor vehicle citations, disturbing the peace and failing a drug test.
Even after coach Phillip Fulmer gathered his players for a meeting during spring practice in April and told them the bad behavior had to stop, linebacker Daniel Brooks and defensive back Corey Campbell were suspended after off-field incidents.
Brooks pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license and three other charges were dismissed by a Knox County General Sessions Court judge. Brooks will miss the first three games this season.
While court dates await other Volunteers players, Fulmer is scheduled to face reporters today in Birmingham, Ala., at the annual Southeastern Conference media days.
In an interview last week, Fulmer tightened his lips and took a deep breath when asked about the recent incidents. "It's embarrassing to our administration, to our fans, to our coaches, to me and to a large portion of the other kids," said Fulmer, Tennessee's head coach since 1992. "You would hope that young men who have the opportunities they have, to be on the stage they're on, would make better choices."
Assault accusations
Among the poorer choices:
• Carolyn Goodrich said her son thought he had been hit accidentally by an elbow during a pickup basketball game Jan. 12.
It wasn't until the next day, while looking at a university surveillance videotape, that Deshaun Goodrich saw he had been punched on the right side of his face when he wasn't looking by a Tennessee football player.
"He'll have a metal plate in his mouth the rest of his life," Carolyn Goodrich said.
Tony McDaniel, the 6-7, 300-pound defensive tackle who was shown on the videotape hitting the 6-4, 205-pound Goodrich, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and is scheduled to enter a plea Thursday in Knoxville General Sessions Court.
• Shadiyah Murphy also never saw who broke his jaw March 4. The Tennessee student said he was hit from behind in an altercation with several Vols football players at a fraternity dance, according to court affidavits and police incident reports.
Murphy's jaw had to be wired shut to heal.
Jerod Mayo, a freshman linebacker, and Robert Ayers, a freshman defensive end, have been charged with aggravated assault in the Murphy case and are scheduled to appear in court Monday to answer charges.
• Quantavios Emerson did see who hit him, opening a cut on his head that required four staples to close April 10 in a fight in a dormitory lobby. Emerson, who was in the fight with Bret Smith, a Tennessee wide receiver, and Brent Schaeffer, a quarterback, said he was struck while on the floor.
Smith and Schaeffer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and were ordered to pay restitution to Emerson. Smith was suspended from the team; Schaeffer left the program voluntarily.
Vols' safety net
The school has devoted resources and considerable effort to the issue of student-athlete conduct. At least three full-time employees of the football program have duties that include steering players from trouble.
• Former Tennessee quarterback Condredge Holloway is assistant athletics director for player relations and counsels players on their behavior off the field.
• Running backs coach Trooper Taylor, the assistant head coach, also handles player development issues.
• Judy Jackson, the associate director of student-athlete welfare, has an office with a window looking out on the indoor practice facility. She coordinates players' participation in community-related projects through the G.O. V.O.L.S. service program.
The list of football players who have participated in the program in Knoxville is substantially longer than the list of players who recently have faced criminal charges. During the spring semester alone, football players logged more than 1,000 hours of community service, from Habitat for Humanity to reading in schools to Boys & Girls Club activities and others, according to a record kept by the athletics department.
The Knoxville Police Department has assigned an officer to act as liaison between the Tennessee team and the police department and to counsel players.
Tennessee's athletics department also is participating in a program sponsored, in part, by the SEC. MVP, Mentors in Violence Prevention, is a program conducted by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society in which college athletes try to teach youngsters how to avoid confrontation.
A cycle of problems?
The caretakers of Tennessee's football program — President John D. Petersen, in his second year at the school after coming from the University of Connecticut; athletics director Mike Hamilton, on the job since July 2003 and at the school since 1992; and Fulmer — say there is no systemic problem with the program and college football programs across the country have the same issues with handling young, immature football players.
"When we adjusted the NCAA rules a couple of years ago to limit the amount of contact with prospective student-athletes, I think it limited the ability of coaches to get to know the athletes better," Hamilton said. "You're having to make quicker judgments sometimes assessing a student-athlete's ability to fit in."
Asked if he thought there was a recruiting problem at Tennessee and if the Vols were recruiting athletes at risk to get in trouble, Peterson said the university's issues with athletes are a "cyclical thing we see."
Peterson said he did not think Fulmer was recruiting athletes at risk for bad behavior. Nevertheless, Hamilton said Tennessee might be willing to join the growing list of universities conducting criminal background checks of athletes to see if there is anything that might reveal a potential for problems. But he did not view it as a panacea.
"Is it something we're doing for PR sake, or is it something we're doing that will help us make a better decision to accept a student-athlete?" Hamilton said. "If it helps us make better decisions, then I'm for it."
Citing Georgia and South Carolina, Peterson said football teams at other SEC schools have had their share of problems off the field. Eleven South Carolina players have been arrested since the end of the 2004 season. At Georgia, three returning players have been suspended for the season opener against Boise State for off-field incidents and a fourth has been kicked off the team. Five members of Georgia's incoming recruiting class failed to meet academic requirements.
Peterson said Fulmer has demonstrated a get-tough policy on athletes who repeatedly caused trouble. The president said Fulmer dismissed wide receiver James Banks — "the best pure athlete on the football team" — in December after several incidents.
"Is it acceptable? No," Peterson said of the rash of incidents. "Is it a concern? Yes, it's always a concern when things like this happen."
Gary Holliday, a spokesman for the Knoxville Police Department, said authorities do not feel there is a security issue with Tennessee football players and their interaction in the community.
There is a difference in opinion on campus, however. Chemistry professor Jeffrey Kovac said the recent incidents suggest something is not right.
"My impression is that these kids are under close supervision by coaches, but there is still trouble. So is there a systematic failing?" said Kovac, a longtime critic of the football program.
"I think coaches have a responsibility to set tones and standards, and if there are a lot of incidents, it suggests there is a problem."
Quarterback Rick Clausen said Fulmer gathered the team near the end of spring practice after the April assaults and demanded some accountability.
"He said, 'You guys made this problem and you're going to fix it,' " Clausen said.
Clausen, one of six team captains, said the 18 seniors have been leaning on freshmen and sophomores to reel in their strike-back mentality when they get into confrontations. But they are not always successful.
"Some guys don't get it. It's very few, but those few you can't help them," Clausen said. "It's frustrating."
League turns to mentoring
In 2003, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive vowed to end the constant cycle of league teams on NCAA probation for cheating by July 2008.
But while he has been busy cleaning up bad behavior by boosters and rogue coaches, Slive has another issue: a cycle of off-field incidents by SEC athletes.
From arrests on charges of alleged assault, driving under the influence, robbery and gun violations, SEC schools have seen one incident after another the last 16 months.
In an attempt to deal with the behavior of some athletes, the SEC is providing $90,000 in seed money to be spread among its 12 schools for training in a program taught by Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society. The MVP program (Mentors in Violence Prevention) will counsel SEC athletes on how to deal with volatile situations without fists.
"It's education that helps people prevent violence but also interrupts the behavior," says Jeff O'Brien, director of programs at the center.
"We're not talking to them in the sessions as being perpetrators. We're talking about them, for instance, if they are at a party and they see one of their teammates about to do something, how they can step in and interrupt it."
O'Brien says MVP is "combating a cultural machine" in the media that glamorizes tough-guy response to conflicts.
"It's a daunting task," he says.
Cynics might claim it is just more window dressing by college administrators who want to appease critics of their multimillion-dollar athletics programs.
Before the SEC agreed to bring the MVP program to all its schools, the University of Tennessee introduced MVP to its athletes, including football players, in 2004. Yet Tennessee's football program has had problems of aggressive behavior by players in the last 16 months.
"It's not love dust; it's not miracle work," O'Brien says. "It's a first step to try and get people to think differently about their situations."
By Ray Glier
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Maybe the card should be pink. That color is known to make football players less aggressive, like in certain locker rooms.
(Iowa's is pink, for those who don't know - and will continue to be pink after their current renovations).
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Wanna make $14 the hard way?
More trouble for Michigan State...
http://www.freep.com/sports/michstate/metro28e_20050728.htm
FOOTBALL: Spartan charged with drunk driving
July 28, 2005
Michigan State redshirt freshman running back Tony Howard will face a hearing Aug. 9 on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Ohio.
Howard, who did not play for MSU last season, was involved in a traffic accident July 2 in his hometown of Garfield Heights, Ohio. He was given a Breathalyzer test, which indicated a blood-alcohol content of 0.188%. Ohio's legal limit is 0.08.
Michigan State assistant athletic director John Lewandowski said Wednesday that Howard remains with the team and will face discipline from coach John L. Smith, which Lewandowski didn't specify.
By Mark Snyder
http://www.freep.com/sports/michstate/metro28e_20050728.htm
FOOTBALL: Spartan charged with drunk driving
July 28, 2005
Michigan State redshirt freshman running back Tony Howard will face a hearing Aug. 9 on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Ohio.
Howard, who did not play for MSU last season, was involved in a traffic accident July 2 in his hometown of Garfield Heights, Ohio. He was given a Breathalyzer test, which indicated a blood-alcohol content of 0.188%. Ohio's legal limit is 0.08.
Michigan State assistant athletic director John Lewandowski said Wednesday that Howard remains with the team and will face discipline from coach John L. Smith, which Lewandowski didn't specify.
By Mark Snyder
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Vols' McDaniel enters guilty plea
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee defensive tackle Tony McDaniel pleaded guilty Thursday to hitting a student in the face during a pickup basketball game in January.
McDaniel made a deal with prosecutors to have the original felony charge reduced to misdemeanor assault. He was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days, but was placed on immediate probation and isn't expected to spend any time in jail.
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Ray Jenkins told McDaniel that he will remain under supervised probation until he pays restitution to the victim.
McDaniel was charged with aggravated assault in January and could have faced up to six years if convicted under the felony charge.
Coach Phillip Fulmer suspended McDaniel from the team in January, and his future as a Volunteer has remained uncertain. Athletic department officials were expected to release a statement later Thursday about McDaniel's status.
The 6-foot-7, 295-pound McDaniel was accused of hitting Edward Goodrich, a 26-year-old student. Goodrich testified during a hearing in April that the punch broke his face in four places and doctors had to insert a metal plate to treat his injuries.
McDaniel declined to be interviewed after the hearing. His attorney, Don Bosch, said he was very pleased with the outcome.
"We appreciate Mr. Goodrich's position and, frankly, the seriousness of his injuries. This is a very serious matter that was unintended by Tony. We're going to make this right with Mr. Goodrich," Bosch said.
McDaniel, who will be a junior this fall, made his first career start for Tennessee in the Volunteers' 38-7 win over Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.
The defensive tackle is one of 13 Tennessee players who have been either arrested or cited for crimes ranging from aggravated assault to underage drinking since February 2004.
Vols' McDaniel enters guilty plea
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee defensive tackle Tony McDaniel pleaded guilty Thursday to hitting a student in the face during a pickup basketball game in January.
McDaniel made a deal with prosecutors to have the original felony charge reduced to misdemeanor assault. He was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days, but was placed on immediate probation and isn't expected to spend any time in jail.
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Ray Jenkins told McDaniel that he will remain under supervised probation until he pays restitution to the victim.
McDaniel was charged with aggravated assault in January and could have faced up to six years if convicted under the felony charge.
Coach Phillip Fulmer suspended McDaniel from the team in January, and his future as a Volunteer has remained uncertain. Athletic department officials were expected to release a statement later Thursday about McDaniel's status.
The 6-foot-7, 295-pound McDaniel was accused of hitting Edward Goodrich, a 26-year-old student. Goodrich testified during a hearing in April that the punch broke his face in four places and doctors had to insert a metal plate to treat his injuries.
McDaniel declined to be interviewed after the hearing. His attorney, Don Bosch, said he was very pleased with the outcome.
"We appreciate Mr. Goodrich's position and, frankly, the seriousness of his injuries. This is a very serious matter that was unintended by Tony. We're going to make this right with Mr. Goodrich," Bosch said.
McDaniel, who will be a junior this fall, made his first career start for Tennessee in the Volunteers' 38-7 win over Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.
The defensive tackle is one of 13 Tennessee players who have been either arrested or cited for crimes ranging from aggravated assault to underage drinking since February 2004.
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NMSU defensive end Sneed arrested
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico State University defensive end Christopher Sneed has been suspended from the Aggie team following his arrest on drug charges.
Sneed, a junior, was suspended indefinitely after violating NMSU athletic department and team policies, McKinley Boston, the Aggies' athletic director, said Friday.
Sneed was arrested Wednesday and was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and probation violation.
He was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of marijuana and trafficking methamphetamine by possession with intent to distribute.
Sneed, 20, appeared Thursday before Magistrate Susana Chaparro, who ordered him held on a $20,000 secured bond. Sneed was held Friday in the jail.
The criminal complaint alleged a drug-sniffing dog ferreted out 8 ounces of marijuana and 6 grams of methamphetamine in Sneed's home in Las Cruces.
Sneed was accused last year of forgery and conspiracy and was suspended for the 2004 season.
"Chris had been in trouble under the previous coaching staff and I elected upon my arrival in January to grant him a fresh slate, thus I'm extremely disappointed," coach Hal Mumme said.
Sneed's suspension will be reviewed by the school's student-athlete social misconduct committee, which will recommend whether to sustain the suspension, Boston said.
Boston also said that he hopes "our new drug education policy and life skills and leadership program will help other student-athletes make better decisions in the future as a result of stronger deterrent and improved education."
Sneed, of Marshall, Texas, has been with the Aggie squad since 2002. He has played in 12 games.
NMSU defensive end Sneed arrested
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico State University defensive end Christopher Sneed has been suspended from the Aggie team following his arrest on drug charges.
Sneed, a junior, was suspended indefinitely after violating NMSU athletic department and team policies, McKinley Boston, the Aggies' athletic director, said Friday.
Sneed was arrested Wednesday and was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and probation violation.
He was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of marijuana and trafficking methamphetamine by possession with intent to distribute.
Sneed, 20, appeared Thursday before Magistrate Susana Chaparro, who ordered him held on a $20,000 secured bond. Sneed was held Friday in the jail.
The criminal complaint alleged a drug-sniffing dog ferreted out 8 ounces of marijuana and 6 grams of methamphetamine in Sneed's home in Las Cruces.
Sneed was accused last year of forgery and conspiracy and was suspended for the 2004 season.
"Chris had been in trouble under the previous coaching staff and I elected upon my arrival in January to grant him a fresh slate, thus I'm extremely disappointed," coach Hal Mumme said.
Sneed's suspension will be reviewed by the school's student-athlete social misconduct committee, which will recommend whether to sustain the suspension, Boston said.
Boston also said that he hopes "our new drug education policy and life skills and leadership program will help other student-athletes make better decisions in the future as a result of stronger deterrent and improved education."
Sneed, of Marshall, Texas, has been with the Aggie squad since 2002. He has played in 12 games.
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Wanna make $14 the hard way?
Former Football Star Turns Self In On Murder Charges
Walker Being Held On $2 Million Bond
POSTED: 6:56 am EDT August 1, 2005
AKRON, Ohio -- A former Buchtel High School football star is in jail Monday morning, NewsChannel5 reported.
Canton police said Stephen Walker, 19, shot and killed a gas station attendant, Michael Cheek, Friday night.
Walker, who was also a member of the University of Pittsburgh team, turned himself in to police Sunday.
He is being held on a $2 million bond.
Walker and Cheek started arguing inside the station, Lt. James Cole said. A witness said Cheek was trying to get to his car when he was shot.
He was taken unconscious to a hospital and died shortly after the shooting, authorities said.
Walker was dismissed from the Pittsburgh football program in early December 2004 and has not been a student at the school since then, Panthers spokesman E.J. Borghetti said.
Borghetti would not say why he was dismissed from the program.
Before he was dismissed, Walker, a defensive back, was on the team for just over four months and did not play in any games, Borghetti said.
Walker started at quarterback for three seasons at Buchtel High School.
Walker Being Held On $2 Million Bond
POSTED: 6:56 am EDT August 1, 2005
AKRON, Ohio -- A former Buchtel High School football star is in jail Monday morning, NewsChannel5 reported.
Canton police said Stephen Walker, 19, shot and killed a gas station attendant, Michael Cheek, Friday night.
Walker, who was also a member of the University of Pittsburgh team, turned himself in to police Sunday.
He is being held on a $2 million bond.
Walker and Cheek started arguing inside the station, Lt. James Cole said. A witness said Cheek was trying to get to his car when he was shot.
He was taken unconscious to a hospital and died shortly after the shooting, authorities said.
Walker was dismissed from the Pittsburgh football program in early December 2004 and has not been a student at the school since then, Panthers spokesman E.J. Borghetti said.
Borghetti would not say why he was dismissed from the program.
Before he was dismissed, Walker, a defensive back, was on the team for just over four months and did not play in any games, Borghetti said.
Walker started at quarterback for three seasons at Buchtel High School.
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Quick follow up on an erstwhile Vol QB from www.usatoday.com
Schaeffer's plan: Former Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer has decided to attend College of the Sequoias, a junior college in Visalia, Calif., this fall and hopes to transfer later to another school in the Southeastern Conference.
Last season Schaeffer became the first true freshman to start at quarterback in an SEC opener since 1945. He lost the starting job after the third game, then broke his collarbone.
Schaeffer announced in April he was leaving Tennessee after he was charged with assault stemming from a fight with a fellow student.
Schaeffer's plan: Former Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer has decided to attend College of the Sequoias, a junior college in Visalia, Calif., this fall and hopes to transfer later to another school in the Southeastern Conference.
Last season Schaeffer became the first true freshman to start at quarterback in an SEC opener since 1945. He lost the starting job after the third game, then broke his collarbone.
Schaeffer announced in April he was leaving Tennessee after he was charged with assault stemming from a fight with a fellow student.
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Almost 2 weeks between posts on this thread. Means we're near the season openers!
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Michigan State's Teague will undergo anger management
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- An assault charge against Michigan State running back Jason Teague has been dismissed.
Teague, a senior, will undergo anger management and other counseling, according to 54B District Court in East Lansing. He also will write the alleged victim a letter of apology.
Teague had been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery stemming from an October incident involving a woman. He pleaded not guilty in July and the case was dismissed this week.
Teague, who pleaded not guilty to the charge in July, remained with the Michigan State football team while the case was pending and is still with the team.
Teague gained 688 yards and scored eight touchdowns on 150 carries last season. He caught 28 passes for 219 yards and two TDs.
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Michigan State's Teague will undergo anger management
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- An assault charge against Michigan State running back Jason Teague has been dismissed.
Teague, a senior, will undergo anger management and other counseling, according to 54B District Court in East Lansing. He also will write the alleged victim a letter of apology.
Teague had been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery stemming from an October incident involving a woman. He pleaded not guilty in July and the case was dismissed this week.
Teague, who pleaded not guilty to the charge in July, remained with the Michigan State football team while the case was pending and is still with the team.
Teague gained 688 yards and scored eight touchdowns on 150 carries last season. He caught 28 passes for 219 yards and two TDs.
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Magua
Buckeye
AJHawkfan said:
I played against Tony Howard mine/his senior seasons. Nonetheless this guy was a STUD and I think if he can keep his head on straight and stay out of trouble he'll do very well at MSU.
He was runner up in Mr. Ohio to Ray Williams(i think thats his name) who's now in jail.
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This guy sounds like a real prince. I bolded the quote from the "girlfriend". His version follows that.
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Arkansas State QB Hollins arrested twice over summer
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State backup quarterback Devin Hollins has been practicing with the team while facing court appearances stemming from two arrests this summer -- including one after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend.
According to police reports, Hollins was arrested and cited for third-degree battery by campus police July 4 and for shoplifting by Jonesboro police Aug. 5. The unrelated events are misdemeanors. He faces court appearances Monday; coach Steve Roberts has allowed him at practice since drills opened Aug. 7.
"I'm not going to comment on the nature of the issue except to tell you that he has been disciplined and that his discipline is ongoing at this point," Roberts said Tuesday.
Hollins and his girlfriend, Shaquita Y. Butler, got into an argument July 4, but their accounts on what happened after that differ.
"He pushed and hit me numerous times," Butler said in a statement to police. "I begged him to stop but he didn't. ... He threw me down on the concrete and drug me by my leg through Dean Street and finally he dumped me in a muddy puddle of water near the curb."
Hollins said he dropped only a little bit of water on Butler ... "and she kicked my driver side door. During that I pushed and pushed her several times away from my car door and she kept trying to throw rocks and other things she can find to throw at my car. Then I left."
On Aug. 5, Jonesboro police said, Hollins drank a $1.49 pint of chocolate milk at a grocery store without paying for it, then threw the empty container away on Aisle 19.
Hollins appeared in five games for Arkansas State last season and attempted 26 passes.
Roberts said the arrests would not affect his playing time at this point. The Indians open the season Sept. 3 against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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Arkansas State QB Hollins arrested twice over summer
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State backup quarterback Devin Hollins has been practicing with the team while facing court appearances stemming from two arrests this summer -- including one after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend.
According to police reports, Hollins was arrested and cited for third-degree battery by campus police July 4 and for shoplifting by Jonesboro police Aug. 5. The unrelated events are misdemeanors. He faces court appearances Monday; coach Steve Roberts has allowed him at practice since drills opened Aug. 7.
"I'm not going to comment on the nature of the issue except to tell you that he has been disciplined and that his discipline is ongoing at this point," Roberts said Tuesday.
Hollins and his girlfriend, Shaquita Y. Butler, got into an argument July 4, but their accounts on what happened after that differ.
"He pushed and hit me numerous times," Butler said in a statement to police. "I begged him to stop but he didn't. ... He threw me down on the concrete and drug me by my leg through Dean Street and finally he dumped me in a muddy puddle of water near the curb."
Hollins said he dropped only a little bit of water on Butler ... "and she kicked my driver side door. During that I pushed and pushed her several times away from my car door and she kept trying to throw rocks and other things she can find to throw at my car. Then I left."
On Aug. 5, Jonesboro police said, Hollins drank a $1.49 pint of chocolate milk at a grocery store without paying for it, then threw the empty container away on Aisle 19.
Hollins appeared in five games for Arkansas State last season and attempted 26 passes.
Roberts said the arrests would not affect his playing time at this point. The Indians open the season Sept. 3 against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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