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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Got it? Get it... Good
August 10th, 2012
3:04 pm
Laugh at people telling others how to run their “home”…..worry about keeping your part of the sidewalk clean….
jim
August 10th, 2012
3:05 pm
From a great opportunity to working for a lawn service….nice job HB
ColumbusDawg
August 10th, 2012
3:07 pm
TampaGator I agree. There is not disputing Florida’s talent, it’s just a matter of adjusting to the 3rd OC in 3 years. And you lost both Rainey and Demps and they were so much of your offense.
We have a lot more severe of depth issues than most of our fans will admit. We are basically no different than a team on probation due to poor roster management. A couple of key injuries and we are screwed. With Tennessee still trying to turn it around, it looks like South Carolina may be the team again this year in the east.
5150 UOAD`
August 10th, 2012
3:08 pm
Ropedawg
August 10th, 2012
2:49 pm
5150… Aaron Murray will be 22 in November. Tighten up brah
He was not 21 last year when he was Photographed drinking at FSU…Brah…………
AirForce1
August 10th, 2012
3:09 pm
Another waste of talent and opportunity. Every college football program has thier problems, its not just UGA. Alabama State will be stacked this year.
joe
August 10th, 2012
3:10 pm
Too bad he didn’t sign with UGA, he’d fit right in. Next stop–North Alabama…where the criminals end up after being booted from D-1.
entitlement babies
August 10th, 2012
3:11 pm
He’s not transferring anywhere he will have to sit out a year.
He’ll go to a div. 2 or 3 or Juco and be the star for one year then enter the NFL draft.
By then, he’ll have more pot in his system than ricky “ganja” williams and the NFL won’t be able to hide all the failed drug tests. Then they will cut him loose and he’ll be bagging groceries and working the arena league. He’s too stupid to do anything else.
BuzzBelle
August 10th, 2012
3:11 pm
I agree with Wow @2:54. Why can’t these talented guys get they have been handed a dream.
AltamahaDawg
August 10th, 2012
3:13 pm
I liked and accepted your answer yesterday. Having some connection to Georgia, you follow the Dawgs a bit. No need to hide behind “its a generic recruiting site” explaination.
Artie
August 10th, 2012
3:16 pm
Wow! LSU is the ONLY team in the SEC to have balls enough to let go of a top-notch player.
Lone Ranger
August 10th, 2012
3:16 pm
For all you dudes out there that respect Mile for dismissing the BADger from the team; ClassLESs Miles had no choice the LSU administration did it for him by setting overall student athletic policy. The line “Quality, Quality kid that had behaviour problems” says all you will ever what to know about ClassLESs Miles
Artie
August 10th, 2012
3:17 pm
…and, no, Crowell doesn’t fit into that “top-notch” group!
?
August 10th, 2012
3:18 pm
Artie…you must be another logic deprived hater that doesn’t let facts get in the way of his insults.
could he be 5150?
DIT
August 10th, 2012
3:19 pm
Unbelievable! For Coach Miles to kick him off the team it must have been pretty bad. Numerous chances etc…
I don’t think this kid will fret too much. He’ll be playing in the NFL soon enough.
truth police
August 10th, 2012
3:20 pm
Lone Ranger has hit the nail on the head..
Todays truth winner.
harold
August 10th, 2012
3:22 pm
Georgia and Florida State are top 10 teams? Since when?
clean out the system every now and then
August 10th, 2012
3:22 pm
LSWhos team was getting to be a ghetto like new orleans
AirForce1
August 10th, 2012
3:24 pm
@ Lone Ranger…great point!
2012
August 10th, 2012
3:25 pm
poor baby harold, bless his heart, doesn’t read much.
Black G Dawg from Peanutville
August 10th, 2012
3:26 pm
Excuse me Mr. AltamahaDawg sir, I’m new to these blogs and I am only 12 years old but isnt the Georgia “G” black in color? see below sir, i believe you misspoke? I’m going to hang up and listen to your answ… I mean-#$@!!
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.
NCAA is coming to your favorite school, wipe that smirk off your face mister
August 10th, 2012
3:28 pm
Too bad Zach….not gonna be easy like that JUCO school
HangonHoney I will get a Towel
August 10th, 2012
3:30 pm
22 days
BILLY JACK
August 10th, 2012
3:31 pm
I like Georgias chances against LSU now in the SECCG he was a difference maker.
Dean
August 10th, 2012
3:31 pm
5150 is a smole poker. Get it?
entitlement babies
August 10th, 2012
3:31 pm
Quit babying and spoiling these kids from middle school on and half of these problems never arise.
Reality Check
August 10th, 2012
3:32 pm
Busted for Weed. He’d fit right in with Rev. Richt’s band of thugs.
Reality Check
August 10th, 2012
3:32 pm
Busted for Weed. He’d fit right in with Rev. Richt’s band of thugs.
Dean
August 10th, 2012
3:33 pm
5150 cannot get over losing 10 of 11 to UGA. The Bulldogs OWN the north avenue trade school and and always will. Now go suck your thumb while twirling your hair in the fetal position, 5150…such a joke.
Go Braves!!
August 10th, 2012
3:34 pm
Meet the Mets, Beat the Mets, M-E-T-S, Sweep the Mets!
oops wrong blog!
Skitty Fritty
August 10th, 2012
3:36 pm
He will probably transfer to Bama or Auburn.
Blake Huis
August 10th, 2012
3:36 pm
Busted for Weed. He’d fit right in with Rev. Richt’s band of thugs.
Yes, and St. Mark would only have suspended him for one game. My guess is that he’s already getting calls from UGA coaches.
hmmm
August 10th, 2012
3:39 pm
He is not sitting out a year at a div 1 school…One year Juco or div 2 or 3 and gone to nfl
Probably alabama st…..got a criminal, they’ll take him off your hands.
51 arrests in four years
August 10th, 2012
3:40 pm
Here’s a question for you:
UGA mandates that the penalty for athletes who are caught using illegal drugs is to be suspended for a minimum of 10% of the games for their sport. The regular season for football is 12 games. 10% of 12 games equals 1.2 games. When Richt suspends a player for one game, that’s only 8.3%, not 10%. Assuming that UGA plays in a post-season bowl game, it’s only 7.7%.
So how does Marvelous Marky Boy explain that away?
I know it’s UGA, where mathematical skills are limited, but even Richt, who’s not very bright, should be able to handle a calculator.
Never mind, I forgot that Richt is a lowlife, cheating douche. That explains everything.
Mayo
August 10th, 2012
3:41 pm
Guess he took a little too much’o what he wanted…
facts
August 10th, 2012
3:43 pm
Yep, blake and one fail at other schools gets no suspension.
Compare schools policies on how many fails it takes for suspensions and dismissals
UGA has toughest policy.
But you haters don’t want to listen to facts.
sticks and stones
August 10th, 2012
3:44 pm
Haters go WAAAAAAA
Lane Kiffin
August 10th, 2012
3:44 pm
Come on out here, “Honey!.” You’d fit right in with my style. We’ll hook you up and everything. You can hang with fitty cent and lil wayne.
sticks and stones
August 10th, 2012
3:46 pm
Hey douche, do you round up or down on 1 point 2? Most everyone in western civilization rounds down. Too bad hater
sticks and stones
August 10th, 2012
3:48 pm
1 point 6 or higher most will round up, but 1 point 6 is not the case is it?
Joey
August 10th, 2012
3:49 pm
For Bulldog fans like me, y’all gotta see this hilarious ESPN interview with Justin Scott-Wesley. There are also good vids of other Dawgs.
Good stuff. Enjoy.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8247110
HangonHoney I will get a Towel
August 10th, 2012
3:49 pm
Looking for signs of intelligent life…
Mark Richt's Goatee
August 10th, 2012
3:50 pm
Well, I suppose CMR has lost control of his players at UGA again. Matthieu along with Greg Reid of FSU are gone and I thought only UGA had the players with questionable character???
Southside Jacket
August 10th, 2012
3:50 pm
A UGAG fan calling Alabama fans rednecks….did I miss the rapture?
AltamahaDawg
August 10th, 2012
3:52 pm
“with a big red G”. Right between the big red U, and the big red A.
I believe you mispoke.
HangonHoney I will get a Towel
August 10th, 2012
3:53 pm
@ Joey thanks for the video….that was pretty funny
SoutheastTampaGator
August 10th, 2012
3:53 pm
Rev. Richt! Funny! When Meyer was our coach we all knew he was a D-Bag but he won football games. CMR’s much ballyhooed integrity and moral fiber is only going to be good for going potty if he doesnt start winning the big ones. Good luck this year Dawgs you’re going to need it to get past Bama or LSU. The Mighty Gators need a little more work before they start competing for Championships again. Come on Dawgs time to win something, Herschel Walker is so 20th century!
Joey
August 10th, 2012
3:54 pm
“Wow! LSU is the ONLY team in the SEC to have balls enough to let go of a top-notch player.”
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Hey Artie. You dim-wit, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Year isn’t a “top-notch player?”
Doofus . . .
Sid
August 10th, 2012
3:55 pm
see no evil
August 10th, 2012
1:25 pm
Why are you GA fans happy? You’re not going to play them at any time this season.
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You’re right………..highly unlikely they’ll play UGA for the National Championship.
It won't be long!
August 10th, 2012
4:00 pm
It won’t be long before we hear of another Brilliant Georgia Dawg getting arrested….you know CMR is such a wonderful “CHRISTIAN” influence – NOT!!!!!
weed bad
August 10th, 2012
4:00 pm
honey badger was hanging too much with towely from south park