re: OSU lineman arrested at the Grown and Sexy Club

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If he is charged with the felony he is automatically suspended from the university. If charges are dismissed he's back in.

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I know that Meyer is relatively new to you, so I won't be too harsh. But if the guy is a good player, the charges will be dismissed or he will go on diversion or something like that, be suspended for all the MAC games and then be back before the conference season. (Unless y'all play someone good before that.)

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CHRIS RAINEY

Charge: Rainey was arrested on a charge of aggravated stalking, a felony, on Sept. 14.

Outcome: Pending an investigation by the state attorney's office.

Team punishment: On Tuesday, coach Urban Meyer said, "He's not with the team. … It's just further evaluation as we go. The immediacy is he's not with the team."

SOLOMON PATTON

Charge: In August, the freshman was charged with misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a person under 21.

Outcome: Patton got a deferred prosecution, meaning he has four months from the day he signed it (Aug. 19) to pay $150 or do 10 hours of community service.

Team punishment: Florida spokesperson Steve McClain said it was handled internally. Patton has not appeared in a game this year.

MATT ELAM

Charge: In July, the freshman was charged with misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a person under 21.

Outcome: Elam entered a plea of nolo contendre and sent in a check for a total $276. He has received notice that the court cannot accept a personal check and has until Oct. 27 to pay by money order.

Team punishment: McClain said it was handled internally. Elam has played in both of the Gators' games this season.

FRANKIE HAMMOND JR.

Charge: Hammond was charged with DUI in June after allegedly speeding, swerving and driving with open bottles of Crown Royal whiskey in his car, according to a police report. He failed a field sobriety test, the report said.

Outcome: Hammond's case was resolved Tuesday, with probation reinstated for 12 months.

Team punishment: Hammond was suspended from all activities in June and his scholarship was revoked. He is paying his tuition at least until the spring and has not appeared in a game yet this season.

GARY BROWN

Charge: Charged with misdemeanor battery in Feb. 2010 after allegedly slapping a woman and scratching another at a Gainesville apartment party

Outcome: Brown's case is in deferred prosecution and not closed.

Team punishment: Dismissed from the team.

CARLOS DUNLAP

Charge: After police found Dunlap asleep behind the wheel at a traffic light on Dec. 1, he was charged with faces a second-degree misdemeanor charge of DUI.

Outcome: Dunlap accepted six months' probation and 50 hours of community service as punishment for a guilty DUI plea

Team punishment: Dunlap was suspended for the SEC championship against Alabama but returned for the Sugar Bowl.

JANORIS JENKINS

Charge: Misdemeanor affray and resisting arrest without violence for his role in a May 30, 2009 fight outside a downtown Gainesville night club.

Outcome: The charges were dropped after Jenkins met the conditions of his deferred prosecution, according to lawyer Huntley Johnson.

Team punishment: Handled internally and did not miss any games, according sports information director Steve McClain.

MARQUIS HANNAH

Charge: Felony burglary of an occupied dwelling unarmed and misdemeanor battery in late April 2009 for allegedly forcing his way into a Gainesville apartment and punching a man in the face.

Outcome: Case was dismissed due to lack of evidence, according to lawyer Huntley Johnson.

Team punishment: Hannah, a walk-on, was dismissed from the team.

CARL JOHNSON

Charge: Misdemeanor violation of a sexual restraining order in February 2009 after getting on the same campus bus as an ex-girlfriend. The woman previously filed a petition claiming Johnson date-raped her on three occasions.

Outcome: All charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Team punishment: Johnson never missed any time. Coach Urban Meyer said Johnson would remain on the team as long as the investigation checked out.

RILEY COOPER

Charge: Misdemeanor resisting an officer and failure comply with a police or fire department in February 2009. Campus police cited Cooper for not getting out of the way of a moving car upon police's orders, according to Johnson.

Outcome: The case was dismissed.

Team punishment: Cooper played baseball during the spring of 2009, and it's unknown whether Meyer sought out punishment.

CAM NEWTON

Charge: Felony counts of burglary, larceny and obstruction of justice in November after allegedly stealing a laptop from a UF student and throwing it out his dormitory window upon police suspicion.

Outcome: Newton received pre-trial deferment – common for a first-time offender – and served community service and probation time.

Team punishment: Meyer suspended Newton for the rest of the 2008 season. Newton transferred to Blinn (Texas) Junior College and now is the starting quarterback at Auburn.

JACQUES RICKERSON

Charge #1: Misdemeanor possession of marijuana in February 2007.


Outcome: Charges were dropped without legal ramifications.

Charge #2: Felony domestic violence by strangulation and felony obstruction of justice after a November 2008 altercation with a girlfriend.

Outcome: Charges were reduced to misdemeanor status, then the Alachua County courts gave him two years probation without proceeding with the charges.

Team punishments: Rickerson was suspended for the 2007 season opener for the marijuana charge, then kicked off the team the morning of the domestic violence incident.

TORREY DAVIS

Charge: Misdemeanor knowingly driving with a suspended license on numerous occasions, including once in July 2008 and another in March 2009 – two weeks after he left the team – that placed him in jail.

Outcome: The July case was closed.

Team punishment: Davis was always in Meyer's doghouse and hardly allowed to practice or play with the team for various academic and disciplinary reasons, so it's safe to say Meyer suspended Davis for his crimes.

JAMAR HORNSBY

Charge #1: Cited for misdemeanor property damage and criminal mischief in April 2007 for allegedly throwing a man onto the hood of a car during a fight.

Outcome: Hornsby received deferred prosecution and the charge was later dismissed.

Charge #2: Unauthorized use of a credit card to obtain goods and services, a felony, along with misdemeanor larceny of a credit card for allegedly making more than 70 fraudulent charges on the gas credit card of a female UF student who died seven months earlier.

Outcome: Charges were reduced to misdemeanors and Hornsby took a plea deal – probation and community service.

Team punishments: No punishment for first offense, kicked off the team for second offense. Hornsby served a previous five-game suspension, but it wasn't for the first misdemeanor – it was for selling his complimentary tickets.

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I know that Ohio State university policy is new to you. It isn't Urban Meyer's decision to make if he is charged with and subsequently convicted of a felony. He will be expelled from the university.

I will also note that Carlos Hyde and Bradley Roby were both suspended for FOUR games for their incidents last season.

We could also discuss the awesome manner in which Les Miles deals with players who commit crimes. Team votes and all that.

He's going to be a sophomore on a defensive line that is stacked and getting even deeper with incoming recruits. I wouldn't expect to see him in the two deep this year.

He got kicked off officially. Status will be re-evaluated after legal issues resolve.

I don't understand the hatred LSU fan on here have for Meyer. He rustles them almost as much as Saban.

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I have no hatred for Meyer, but I find it funny when his supporters point to LSU and team votes. Say what you want but Les but he hasn't covered up any drive bys that I know of

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It was sarcasm. If there was a sarcasm font I would have used it. I don't really care how Les Miles deals with discipline issues on his team.

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That's why everyone on here is laughing. It just depends on how good this player is. Meyer will work around the policy. tOSU's policy doesn't mean crap to Meyer.

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The arrest thing at UF is so overblown. He didn't have that many more guys arrested than other teams during that same time frame. He had 31 in 6 years.

For comparison, Mizzou had 18 in a 3 year span, with UF, and UGA 15+ in 3 years, meaning they are on pace to have about the same # in 6 years as Meyer. LINK

I'm not saying Meyer was fine at UF, because his behavior was not, but this number isn't so OMG HUGE that people should be fixating on the number. It is mainly because he was winning NCs

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We could also discuss the awesome manner in which Les Miles deals with players who commit crimes. Team votes and all that.

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We could, but you've already made yourself look foolish