Florida State president warns football team about misconduct

According to TMZ, the university has placed head coach Jimbo Fisher on notice following two of his players being arrested in a short amount of time for violent offenses against women.

One media outlet is less than impressed with the new prohibition: CBS Sports’ Tim Fornelli wrote, “Just because both De’Andre Johnson and Dalvin Cook allegedly struck women in bars doesn’t mean bars are the problem”.

After two Florida State Seminoles football players were charged with misdemeanor battery in separate incidents a few days apart, FSU President John Thrasher spoke to the team Monday to repeat the standards expected of it at the school.

“In light of recent off-field incidents, I reiterated to our players that they simply can not put themselves in situations that reflect poor behavior or cause harm to others”, Thrasher said in the statement. I told them their coaches, the Athletic administration and I will do all we can to upport them and hep them learn the values we expect them to uphold. Johnson was suspended indefinitely and then dismissed when the surveillance footage reached the Internet. “But they will be held accountable for their actions”.

According to the citation, an Animal Control Officer with the City of Tallahassee observed 3 puppies tethered around the neck with a chain at a location on Chapel Drive in July of 2014. The dog were chained together in a manner that impeded their ability to move and even choked the dogs. I had to remove them for their safety.

Cook was ordered to pay a fine for $275 or would have had to show up for a court appearance in Leon County.

As I’ve said before, the vast majority of our student-athletes are good students and positive role models who contribute to their university and their communities.