Assaults an officer and is "demoted" to second string. How long before he actually gets in the game???
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes has been demoted to the second-team after being arrested for an altercation with police outside a bar.
Hayes and fullback Joe Surratt, who is sitting out the season with an injury, were suspended Friday after being arrested earlier in the day. The Seminoles were idle Saturday and coach Bobby Bowden reinstated Hayes on Tuesday.
Florida State plays No. 22 Alabama in Jacksonville on Saturday and Hayes will not start.
Bowden also ordered Hayes to get behavioral counseling and perform community service besides other unspecified internal discipline.
Hayes issued an apology through Florida State to the school, fans, teammates, coaches and his family.
"I have always taken pride in representing myself and this university in a positive manner and unfortunately, I did not live up to those standards on this occasion," he said. "I realize I cannot make another mistake of this or any other nature."
No disciplinary action has been taken against Joe Surratt, a senior.
Hayes is facing misdemeanor charges of assault on an officer, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes has been demoted to the second-team after being arrested for an altercation with police outside a bar.
Hayes and fullback Joe Surratt, who is sitting out the season with an injury, were suspended Friday after being arrested earlier in the day. The Seminoles were idle Saturday and coach Bobby Bowden reinstated Hayes on Tuesday.
Florida State plays No. 22 Alabama in Jacksonville on Saturday and Hayes will not start.
Bowden also ordered Hayes to get behavioral counseling and perform community service besides other unspecified internal discipline.
Hayes issued an apology through Florida State to the school, fans, teammates, coaches and his family.
"I have always taken pride in representing myself and this university in a positive manner and unfortunately, I did not live up to those standards on this occasion," he said. "I realize I cannot make another mistake of this or any other nature."
No disciplinary action has been taken against Joe Surratt, a senior.
Hayes is facing misdemeanor charges of assault on an officer, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct.
