LSU kicks Tyrann Mathieu off team

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8255988/lsu-tyrann-mathieu-kicked-team-violating-rules
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules.

A source told ESPN's Joe Schad on Friday that Mathieu has been looking for a new school to play for this season.

Last season Mathieu was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation's best defensive player.

The junior defensive back nicknamed Honey Badger was the surprising Heisman Trophy candidate last season as the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference championship and reached the BCS title game. LSU lost the championship 21-0 to Alabama.

At a news conference Friday, coach Les Miles would not specify the reason Mathieu was kicked off the team.

Man that's HUGE.

wow I wonder if he had contact with an agent or something like that this is huge loss for LSU

Birdofthad wrote:

wow I wonder if he had contact with an agent or something like that this is huge loss for LSU

Yeah it is, he is looking for a new team now. Wonder where he will land. He had to do something big.

he probably banged Les Miles' wife

godI hope he picks Oregon lol

All they are saying is it was an "ongoing issue" that violated a "specific rule". It has also been pointed out he has been disciplined multiple times for marijuana use.

Can he step on field and play this year? I don't know how that works when u get kicked off a team

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Can he step on field and play this year? I don't know how that works when u get kicked off a team

That's the big question. Also if it's drug related he might be inelgable. Something about being in trouble 3 times makes you ineligible for the season.

Unless he was smoking meth or shooting heroin, LSU is not wise for releasing him for anything less.

he can go play for a D2 team this year, if he goes D 1 he has to sit a year out. RUmor is he is going to McNeese State.

can he go supplemental draft to the NFL?

He's probably gonna go to a small school I doubt he is gonna wanna sit out for a year. If so come to Michigan

captain organic wrote:

can he go supplemental draft to the NFL?

not this year, he can go in next years

I guess he is considering coming back to LSU for next season.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8276879/tyrann-mathieu-checks-rehab-center-puts-football-hold-father-says
Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston since being dismissed last week from the team, according to his adoptive father.

Tyrone Mathieu says that the 20-year-old cornerback and punt returner known as the "Honey Badger" has been at the Right Step recovery center and is being counseled by former NBA player John Lucas. Lucas battled substance abuse during his pro career and now mentors others who have dependency issues.

Tyrone Mathieu told ESPN's Joe Schad on Friday that "there is no timeline" on his son's return to academics and football, but that it is not accurate to say his son doing either this fall has been eliminated as a possibility.

must be something more serious than weed

Insert half baked group therapy scene here.

you in here for marijuana?????

............. I SEEN HIM!!!

GDPofDRC wrote:

Insert half baked group therapy scene here.

They played that on the radio this morning.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8552111/tyrann-mathieu-former-lsu-tigers-cornerback-arrested-drug-charges
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Tyrann Mathieu's chances of returning to LSU's football team took a serious hit Thursday when the 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist and three other former Tigers players were arrested on drug-related charges.

Mathieu and former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson were charged with simple possession of marijuana, the Baton Rouge police department said in a release.

Former Tigers linebacker Karnell Hatcher also was charged with simple possession while former defensive back Derrick Bryant faces the most serious charge of possession with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to police spokesman Don Kelly.

Known as the "Honey Badger," Mathieu was kicked off the team in August for failing multiple drug tests. He returned to the school as a regular student, hoping to earn a second chance at returning to the team.

But Thursday's arrest greatly narrows the chances of such a return for Mathieu, who would have been a junior this year and was suspended last season for failing a drug test for synthetic marijuana.

According to the police report, officers found the marijuana in Mathieu's apartment Thursday afternoon. Mathieu answered the door, and officers "immediately smelled a strong odor of marijuana," the police report stated.

After Mathieu, 20, gave the police his consent to search the apartment, officers discovered a marijuana grinder, a digital scale and 10 bags of high-grade marijuana, including seven in Bryant's backpack, according to the report.

Police say they were called to the apartment complex after receiving a complaint about a man, who later was identified as the 22-year-old Jefferson, forcing his way through the security gate before going to Mathieu's apartment.

It was the second arrest for Jefferson, the starting quarterback on last season's team that lost to Alabama in the BCS National Championship game.

A three-year starter, Jefferson missed the first three games last season after being arrested for his involvement in a bar fight during August camp. He was reinstated to the team after charges against him were reduced to a misdemeanor.

Lance Unglesby, Jefferson's lawyer in the misdemeanor criminal case, said a discovery hearing in that matter is scheduled next week. He said his client has always maintained his innocence in the bar fight.

"My opinion that Jordan is a fine young man remains the same," Unglesby said.

Unglesby said he had not yet been provided with any details of Jefferson's latest arrest, but stressed, "All individuals are presumed innocent and I look forward to the opportunity to examine the facts of this case to find out what really happened."

It was not immediately known whether Mathieu, Hatcher or Bryant had lawyers.

Hatcher was a linebacker who started last season until losing his starting job to current starter Kevin Minter. Bryant played sparingly but had a significant role in LSU's 2011 win over Auburn, playing after the suspension of Mathieu created a need for LSU in its nickel package.

1. Sad to see such a talent get wasted, I hope this kid doesn't end up like Maurice Clarett

2. Weed still being illegal is stupid and it shouldn't ever be the reason for getting your dreams took away.

3. How fucking dumb are you to give consent to search your place if you know you got that shit? No matter how many times the cop says "I know what that smell is I'm not stupid" you still deny it you tard.

MMAEYES wrote:

1. Sad to see such a talent get wasted, I hope this kid doesn't end up like Maurice Clarett

2. Weed still being illegal is stupid and it shouldn't ever be the reason for getting your dreams took away.

3. How fucking dumb are you to give consent to search your place if you know you got that shit? No matter how many times the cop says "I know what that smell is I'm not stupid" you still deny it you tard.

This! Not to mention he went to rehab for weed (what a joke) makes me not care if his dreams are taken away. Dude is too stupid for me to care about.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

MMAEYES wrote:

1. Sad to see such a talent get wasted, I hope this kid doesn't end up like Maurice Clarett

2. Weed still being illegal is stupid and it shouldn't ever be the reason for getting your dreams took away.

3. How fucking dumb are you to give consent to search your place if you know you got that shit? No matter how many times the cop says "I know what that smell is I'm not stupid" you still deny it you tard.

This! Not to mention he went to rehab for weed (what a joke) makes me not care if his dreams are taken away. Dude is too stupid for me to care about.

He is just an immature dumb kid right now. I hope he grows the fuck up.

OU wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

MMAEYES wrote:

1. Sad to see such a talent get wasted, I hope this kid doesn't end up like Maurice Clarett

2. Weed still being illegal is stupid and it shouldn't ever be the reason for getting your dreams took away.

3. How fucking dumb are you to give consent to search your place if you know you got that shit? No matter how many times the cop says "I know what that smell is I'm not stupid" you still deny it you tard.

This! Not to mention he went to rehab for weed (what a joke) makes me not care if his dreams are taken away. Dude is too stupid for me to care about.

He is just an immature dumb kid right now. I hope he grows the fuck up.

He's old enough to know what he has done in the past. The fact that he was stupid enough to go into rehab and act like his weed "addiction" was so bad and then was dumb enough to let the cops come in was enough for me. He alone has set back legalizing weed even further. No love for this clown.

Rehab is just something people use to get out of trouble these days.

Look for Mr. Mathieu to be a Dallas Cowboy in the future.