LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu dismissed from team
LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu has been dismissed from the team, head coach Les Miles announced Friday.
Miles said Mathieu, a.ka. “The Honey Badger” was dismissed for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Miles said the violation was a school and team violation.
Miles said Mathieu was not yet eligible to turn pro, but he believed Mathieu “still has a bright future.”
Miles said it was a “longstanding rule” that Mathieu violated.
LSU enters the season with a preseason No. 1 ranking, but the loss of Mathieu removes one of the Tigers’ top playmakers, both on defense and special teams, where he was one of the top kick returners in the nation.
“It’s difficult at best,” said Miles, who called Mathieu “a quality, quality guy who had behavior issues.”
Matthieu was suspended for last season’s Auburn game for reportedly violating the team’s drug policy.
Mathieu becomes the third high-profile player to be dismissed from a Top 10 team in less than two months, joining Georgia’s Isaiah Crowell and Florida State’s Greg Reid.
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Dawgnlex is a complete tool
August 10th, 2012
2:30 pm
hey “G” dawg… whats the “G” stand for?
Gay???
BHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
sheepdawg
August 10th, 2012
2:30 pm
typical sec story………
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
August 10th, 2012
2:31 pm
my reel name is Pedro Gomez. Hola
Paddy
August 10th, 2012
2:31 pm
I guess he can go………The Canadian League season will be over before he gets his locker cleaned out.
GATiger
August 10th, 2012
2:31 pm
There have been several posts on this board alleging a failed drug test, (one even claims a 6th failed test) as the reason for Mathieu’s dismissal. That’s pure speculation. No reason was given by Miles or the university beyond violation of team rules, and none will be given. Statements about a failed test for synthetic marijuana before the AU game last year are similarly speculative. That speculation was widely reported at the time, but never confirmed. The university does not disclose specific information regarding dismissals unless they are otherwise public record.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:31 pm
Browncoat…..
Some Georgia fans think the entire AJC is a GEORGIA BLOG……been telling them the same thing for years…..they just don’t get it. One site clear says….RECRUITING BLOG….and they keep telling me to get off DAWG BLOGS….even when the topic of a story has nothing to do with the Dawgs. Some people are naturally gifted like the honeybadger.
AlanFalcon
August 10th, 2012
2:32 pm
Some think their God given talent allows them to do as they wish without consequences, others see their God given talent as an opportunity to excel-why do aso many of these atheletes get into these problems, I personally fault the coaches for their lack of background checks or the fact that their programs are more important to them than finding atheletes with quality values.
Taco meat on nachos tastes good
August 10th, 2012
2:33 pm
I hear HONEY BADGER transferring to West Georgia College.
kiss my &*%, Not PC
August 10th, 2012
2:33 pm
should have never integrated
Sports Illustrated
August 10th, 2012
2:34 pm
Nike’s new Under Armor Combat uniform for golf:
http://www.ajc.com/sports/john-daly-brings-common-1495541.html
Elroy
August 10th, 2012
2:34 pm
Smokin all that weed stunted his growth….growl….meow!
5150 UOAD`
August 10th, 2012
2:35 pm
I never saw 35:55minuteMURRAY get suspended for the Photo of him Violating Team Rules(underage drinking) at FSU on UGa’s off weekend last year.
htownbravesfan
August 10th, 2012
2:35 pm
Just got the official word from a friend of mine in the LSU Athletic Dept. It was definitely a positive drug test.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:36 pm
GATiger….
No school provides that…..but public arrests become public record…..Honeybadger obviously did something privately that Miles knew about and dismissed him….and most of us are reasonably assuming it was drug related……which is probably the case,….but will not be made public by LSU.
AltamahaDawg
August 10th, 2012
2:36 pm
Mark Richt has lost control of carnivorous mustelids.
CommerceTigers
August 10th, 2012
2:36 pm
He always seemed like a bit of a tool. And so did every middle aged LSU fan that wore his jersey to the SEC Championship.
Mike Bobo
August 10th, 2012
2:37 pm
Mark Richt is responsible for this.
NateDawg
August 10th, 2012
2:37 pm
How much inbreeding is required to create a Bama fan. I guess it’s a good thing you guys have a good college football team, because you don’t have another thing in the whole darn state worth seeing.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:37 pm
Probably…..the guy who replaces Honeybadger in the starting lineup for LSU…..will be better than Honeybadger….you watch. That LSU team is loaded this year. If the QB plays well…..who will beat them? Of course, Blackout, Tide Roll, Bam fan….we know Bama of course. But I don’t think so….not this year.
AltamahaDawg
August 10th, 2012
2:38 pm
Thats all well and good Tampa Gator when you are IN the recruiting sections. But you hang out in the hard core Georgia, with a big red G, sections just as much.
Wow
August 10th, 2012
2:39 pm
I wish he would transfer to Alabama St. That would be too comical. Honey Badger & Crowell and get Greg Reid as well. Need a QB then…………..calling Tyler Bray
Browncoat
August 10th, 2012
2:40 pm
Seems like a good strategy for a Gator or Tech Fan to hands out on a UGA blog. Sun Tzu said know your enemy as you know yourself.
GATiger
August 10th, 2012
2:42 pm
TampaGator, I didn’t mean to imply any school would release otherwise private information. As for the reason for the dismissal, I don’t think it was one event, but rather a series of them. Frankly, I was saddened, but not really surprised by the news. I think Mathieu has been in Miles’ doghouse for some time. How else would you explain Miles leaving a Heisman candidate at home for SEC Media Days?
Stu
August 10th, 2012
2:42 pm
UGA fans are funny. Still living in the past with the glory days of Herschel Walker and have the guts to badmouth other teams. Move on.
Joey
August 10th, 2012
2:43 pm
Let’s sign him, Richt.
Payback for Mett . . .
GFY
August 10th, 2012
2:43 pm
What will the crocodiles do this year, Tampa? You always seem to have an opinion on everyone’s team….what’s the story on the Gainesville Gang?
DAWG COLONEL
August 10th, 2012
2:44 pm
Looks like Alabama State is going to win the lottery this year.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:45 pm
Some Dawg fans on here thing Honey Badger getting kicked off LSU’s team has something to do with the suspensions and kicked off players on their team…..explain that reasoning to me? Personally…..I get down every time a player gets suspended or kicked off any team. I felt bad for Leonard at Florida, Crowell at Georiga….and now Honeybadger at LSU…..because we will all not be able to watch their exceptional football talents in the SEC. Those gloating and comparing just don’t get it. THIS NEWS MAKES IT A SAD DAY FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL….and I wish the Honeybadgers of the world would start to get the gift and opportunity that has been naturally given to them….but they probaby will not…..
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:45 pm
“think”
?
August 10th, 2012
2:46 pm
?
Martin
August 10th, 2012
2:47 pm
Based on the track record of Les Miles when it comes to disciplinary issues, I’m sure he was left with absolutely no choice but to dismiss Honey Badger.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:48 pm
GFY…..
First….you have to understand the difference between a crock and a gator…..one plays and has a goal to win championships every year….and the other is full of it.
Ropedawg
August 10th, 2012
2:49 pm
5150… Aaron Murray will be 22 in November. Tighten up brah
?
August 10th, 2012
2:52 pm
Tampon gator…..pretending he doesn’t toss the hatred out like the other idiots.
delusional lizard
GT
August 10th, 2012
2:52 pm
Much less people get loss, and LSU wins football games and championships, Georgia just loses player after player after player…
Is Georgia in the same conference with LSU?
Wow
August 10th, 2012
2:54 pm
I certainly DO NOT feel sorry for any of them. They were given a scholarship to play football, a free ride to college, that alot of kids in high school would do anything for.
Do they have talent? Tons of it, however these guys think there are “above the law”, can do what they want. They read all this stuff how great they are, get on campus and everyone pats them on the back and they feel like they can do as they please.
Feel sorry for them, no way.
I say go to school, play football, keep your nose clean(no pun intended) & then get the millions of $$ that will come your way from the NFL.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:54 pm
GFY….
But you are right…..I am a huge college football fan and read a lot about various teams and enjoy posting my opinions….particularily concerning the SEC……on those teams. All I can say to you is…..Florida has a lot of talent on its team, the players have worked extremely hard since the end of last year, Muschamp hired a better offensive coodinator who coaches fundamentals better and relates to college players much better, has hired a better offensive line coach that teaches fundamentals much better, and hired a much better strength and conditioning coach that has the entire team much bigger….and even faster. Florida will be a highly improved team this year….but the prove of the pudding begins with Bowling Green and then A&M out there. I have Florida finishing behind both Georgia and South Carolina this year…..but could finish on top if either of the two QBs make substantial progress this year…..and Pease is saying they have. We will see……as practice is just that….practice.
world knows
August 10th, 2012
2:55 pm
ain’t happening for the lizards in the foreseeable future
ColumbusDawg
August 10th, 2012
2:55 pm
Bama only has 4 returning starters on defense. LSU is still the team to beat IMO! The way LSU has been recruiting, their backup would probably already be starting for most schools.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:56 pm
?
August 10th, 2012
2:52 pm
Tampon gator…..pretending he doesn’t toss the hatred out like the other idiots.
delusional lizard
GO FIND ANY POST ANYWHERE THAT COMMUNICATES HATRED OF ANYONE….YOU WILL NOT FIND IT. But I see it in your words above.
Bama Fan With Sense
August 10th, 2012
2:58 pm
As usual, posts that are childish on all sides. I don’t mind being called an Updyke because it’s stupid to do so. I’m not glad Tyrann Mathieu was dismissed from the team. Why? Because I hate to see people mess up their lives with drugs. There are things that are WAY more important than name calling and sports. Y’all need to get your heads on straight. And I don’t hate Mark Richt. He is a swell recruiter, and a wonderful person.I think he has no kind of discipline and it shows on the field. Georgia needs a new coach that coaches and imposes discipline, and they could keep Mark on as a recruiter.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
2:59 pm
world knows
August 10th, 2012
2:55 pm
“ain’t happening for the lizards in the foreseeable future”
You keep dreaming that.
You're all liars
August 10th, 2012
2:59 pm
I rejoice at enemies pain…..doesn’t hurt me, I don’t feel a thing! In fact I’m better off now!
Bama Fan With Sense
August 10th, 2012
3:00 pm
And none of us can predict the future. Go back to work.
that's "swell"
August 10th, 2012
3:01 pm
Never you mind about our coach…..great disciplinarian unlike your coach
Bama Fan With Sense
August 10th, 2012
3:01 pm
Further, I bet a lot of you don’t miss church anytime the doors are open, and are the ones “hating” opponents. Check it out. It’s not compatible with good sportsmanship or Christianity.
TampaGator
August 10th, 2012
3:01 pm
I can already see that intelligent thinking and reasoning has already left the house. Me too.
terry
August 10th, 2012
3:02 pm
Did someone say a few posts earlier that
“Based on the track record of Les Miles when it comes to disciplinary issues, I’m sure he was left with absolutely no choice but to dismiss Honey Badger”
What planet have you been living on? He kicked of the starting QB going into the season & had to play two plebes w/ zero experience that resulted into quite a few losses.
jim
August 10th, 2012
3:04 pm
The idiot will be cutting grass for a living I guess….so stupid…
JB
August 10th, 2012
3:04 pm
And over in Bammer Saban say’s ‘WHAT!. What is Miles thinking. He needs to get a blanket and cover that crap up. This is football we’re talking about. Mary, get that school on the phone and see if that boy’s grades are here from Florida yet?