Richt Discusses Player Misconduct

In today's AJC, Carter Strickland has a piece on the recent transgressions off the field for the Georgia football team. More specifically, Akeem Hebron's most recent arrest. It looks like Hebron may be suspended from school per university policy.

In the article, Richt acknowledges something needs to be done to keep the younger players in check.

"Most guys who make a mistake are the first- or second-year guys," Richt said. "Not all of them, but the majority of them. Most of the guys who make the mistakes are the guys who are out of high school, away from home for the first time. So we have got to do a better job of taking them in and getting some older guys with them and having them mentor them a little bit."

Here is what stands out the most in the article to me.

He [Hebron] repeatedly broke the university code of conduct policy concerning alcohol violations. He was twice arrested for underage possession in one semester. The latest of those arrests occurred last week. University rules call for Hebron to be suspended for the current and subsequent semester (excluding summer).

I'm always amazed by these university policies. I had friends that got in trouble in college, but I don't remember knowing anyone that had to go before the school to discuss alchohol related arrests. Is it that I didn't know anyone that did this multiple times, or is this more striclty enforced on athletes because their names are in the paper? To be perfectly honest, I don't think that student athletes should be held to a higher standard than any other students. Is that what is really happening here though? Someone please enlighten me if you, or anyone you know, had any experience with this at Georgia.

Image above from AJC.com