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HOOVER, Ala. There was a strange yet significant irony to the moment, a rare and refreshing defense of right and wrong. At least, the way Mark Richt sees it.You say competitive disadvantage, Richt, the dean of SEC coaches at Georgia, says see the bigger picture.You made a mistake, you have these consequences, Richt said of his philosophy on poor player behavior. Id rather them have that type of experience in college rather than being married for four years and got a
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Darius Miller Jersey their job because of something they never nipped in the bud while they were in their college days.SEC MEDIA DAYS: | | | This leads us to the irony of the week: Nick Marshall, Auburns star quarterback and the SECs most prominent player, was held out of Media Day festivities after his .Richt was asked Thursday about Georgias strict drug policy, one that includes a one-game suspension on the first offense. That, of course, with the reality hanging in the air that Richt dismi sed Marshall from the Georgia team two years ago after he was caught stealing from the locker room.Auburn coach if Marshall will be suspended from play for any amount of games after eventually being cited for marijuana po se sion.PHOTOS: | | We don
Brandon Ingram Jersey t want our guys to do drugs, OK? Richt said. I dont want my son to do drugs.Look, Georgia has problems like every school in fact, maybe more over the last four years than most (a whopping 30 non-academic disciplinary actions against football players). This spring alone, four players were arrested for theft by deception, and two key defensive players and rising stars (safeties Josh Harvey-Clemons and Tray Matthews) were dismi sed.Harvey-Clemons was dismi sed, according to numerous reports, because of
New Orleans Pelicans Jersey multiple failed drug tests. He has since transferred to Louisville.The UGA policy is simple: first offense is 10 percent (1 game) mi sed competition, second offense is 30 percent (3 games) and third offense is dismi sal. If that means you lose elite players, such as Harvey-Clemons or tight end Ty Flournoy-Smith (now at Alabama), so be it.Weve got policies that are stronger maybe than some when it comes to the punitive part of it, Richt said. Theres other things we have in the policy,
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