Earlier this week, Florida State officials suspended QB Jameis Winston for one half of its game vs. Clemson after he yelled a sexually related profanity in the student union.
One half. Really?
As analyst Kirk Herbstreit pointed on ESPN College GameDay, either FSU should have disciplined him internally (meaning no game suspension) or suspended him the whole game. Half a game is a meaningless gesture.
The night before the game, FSU suspended Winston for the whole game after new results of its ongoing investigation. Unfortunately, the timing of the full-game suspension makes it appear that FSU officials caved to the public’s denouncing of the ridiculous half-game suspension.
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