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Two Bulldog football players face suspensions for violating team rules
Issue date: 5/10/09 Section: Sports
Two Georgia football players will incur suspensions due to violation of team rules, according to an announcement Saturday by Bulldog head coach Mark Richt.
Junior tight end Bruce Figgins has received a six-game suspension and redshirt sophomore defensive end Justin Houston has been suspended for two games. A third player, junior wide receiver Tony Wilson, also violated team rules; however, he is in the process of being medically disqualified from competition due to slow recovery from a severe ankle injury originally suffered in the spring of 2008.
ESPN reported the suspensions were due to failed drug tests.
"I'm very disappointed in the poor judgment of these players," said UGA head coach Mark Richt. "They'll have to pay an appropriate price and I'm confident they will learn an important lesson from their mistake."
- Georgia Sports Communications
Junior tight end Bruce Figgins has received a six-game suspension and redshirt sophomore defensive end Justin Houston has been suspended for two games. A third player, junior wide receiver Tony Wilson, also violated team rules; however, he is in the process of being medically disqualified from competition due to slow recovery from a severe ankle injury originally suffered in the spring of 2008.
ESPN reported the suspensions were due to failed drug tests.
"I'm very disappointed in the poor judgment of these players," said UGA head coach Mark Richt. "They'll have to pay an appropriate price and I'm confident they will learn an important lesson from their mistake."
- Georgia Sports Communications
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Courtney
posted 5/11/09 @ 8:03 AM EST
We don't need Bruce Figgins anyways. He's lazy on and off the field and doesn't deserve the opportunities being given to him. I've had classes with him and even getting him to do his group work was difficult, to say the least. (Continued…)
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