Seems reasonable enough.
Pitt coach Todd Graham said today redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Gonzalez will be suspended for the first two games of the season against Buffalo and Maine for violation of team rules.
Gonzalez, 20, was cited earlier this year in his hometown of Bethlehem on charges of possessing a small amount of marijuana and fake identification, and underage drinking.
Gonzalez will be permitted to practice with the team when training camp opens Aug. 8 …
While participating in preseason camp, Gonzalez will be subject to “internal accountability,” Graham said.
“A championship program has to be built on accountability and discipline, on and off the field,” Graham said. “We know Anthony will learn from this experience and be better for it moving forward.”
I have no problem with this suspension. I’ve said before that I don’t consider this a huge offense — except for the timing.
Otherwise, the article confirms that Brandon Sacco has left Pitt — reasons not given.
That being said 2 games seems fair and send him to classes about the evils of drugs
This isn’t failing a drug test where the results have to remain private. This was a possession case and it was handled publicly which is correct IMO.
The reality of this is that if Gonzalez ends camp as the #2 QB he won’t get any snaps if we start blowing out those first two opponents. And it may make Graham look at the QB depth chart differently then he has been going into camp. Maybe a kid who is on thin ice isn’t QB2 material.
It is a big difference than what transpired under Wannstedt. There was no violence attached to this incident – where as we had one last season where the player didn’t miss a minute of playing time. That was ‘depth chart justice’. But I get the feeling that Graham’s discipline administered in this case would have been the same if the player was a starter or a 4th string kid.
“Pitt senior starting defensive end Jabaal Sheard was SUSPENDED indefinitely yesterday from team activities after he was arrested for throwing a man through a glass door in the South Side this weekend.”
SHEARD:
He was restored to the team (8/4/10) after the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and paid restitution for injuries and damages incurred during the fight. Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. “ . . . I’m confident he will learn from this and be wiser moving forward. Sheard will continue to face some internal discipline . . . ”
GONZALES:
While participating in preseason camp, Gonzalez will be subject to “internal accountability,” Graham said. “We know Anthony will learn from this experience and be better for it moving forward.”
Hmmm . . . still don’t see any difference! Seems like the same “crock”.
If you can’t see the difference there you aren’t looking.
