Justin Houston was subjected to drug-testing at UGA
Georgia's Justin Houston runs back an interception against Georgia Tech last November. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
The questions started coming not long after the news began to circulate that Justin Houston allegedly flunked a drug test at an NFL combine, according to a story first reported by FoxSports.com that also is being reported in numerous media outlets. People wanted to know if anything like this happened with Houston while he was at UGA?
The answer is, we don’t know.
Houston was suspended for the first two games of the 2009 season at Georgia for an undetermined “violation of team rules.” That may or may not have been because he tested positive for drugs. But UGA didn’t say then and it isn’t going to say now. Test results are protected by “HIPAA,” the federal law that ensures that medical information remains private.
What we do know is Georgia tests its student-athletes regularly for alcohol and drugs, including marijuana and performance-enhancing drugs. According to Athletic Director Greg McGarity, student-athletes are exposed to testing in four different ways: preseason physicals, random, reasonable suspicion and periodic visits from the NCAA.
The punishment for failing such tests are spelled out in UGA’s student-athlete handbook. McGarity, reading from the 2010-11 edition of that handbook, said that a first offense at UGA calls for a suspension of “no less than 10 percent of the total season of competition,” drug counseling and evaluation, 20 hours of community service and the notification of the head coach, director of sports medicine, team physician and parents or guardians. They are also placed on athletic department probation and subjected to more testing.
A second offense is a suspension from 50 percent of the total season and a third is revocation of scholarship.
“That’s our policy,” McGarity said. “We adhere to it and follow it to the letter.”
Drug-testing is common in college athletics and UGA was considered in pioneer in the practice of it. It installed one of the first comprehensive testing programs in the country under AD Vince Dooley in the 1980s. However, testing policies among individual schools vary widely, according to a recent report by The Associated Press.
Houston (6-3, 270), a defensive end, left Georgia after his junior season this past fall to enter the draft. He was one of two players to test positive for marijuana, according to the FoxSports report. Iowa defensive tackle Christian Ballard was the other, it said.
D. Orlando Ledbetter, the AJC’s Falcons reporter and NFL expert, said teams would have already had knowledge of the alleged failed tests. Houston projected as a late first-round or early second-round draft pick.
Houston was an All-SEC first-team selection after recording 67 tackles, 18½ tackles for loss and 10 sacks this past season, en route to an All-SEC first-team selection. He played defensive end and outside linebacker during his three-year tenure with the Bulldogs and has been evaluated at both positions by NFL scouts.
– Chip Towers, The UGA Blog
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j
April 26th, 2011
6:48 pm
1st?
St. Clarkston
April 26th, 2011
6:52 pm
I’m a big Justin Houston fan but what a stupid bone head move.
Chip Towers
April 26th, 2011
6:56 pm
j: Yes indeed you are. Congrats.
jwritz
April 26th, 2011
7:01 pm
Houston, drops to second round…good move Justin
BG
April 26th, 2011
7:05 pm
Chip, Houston was suspended for 6 games at UGA one year for probably the same thing. UGA is more strict than any other team in the SEC when it comes to testing and the punishment that follows for failing a drug test.
Bozo Houston
April 26th, 2011
7:06 pm
What do you expect, Houston is a typical low class UGA clown. And he’s just the tip of the iceberg of the malignant problems in Athens.
Carlyle Rood
April 26th, 2011
7:11 pm
Can you test positive for marijuana if you’ve only been exposed to it second-hand? I ask because I seem to recollect an Olympic athlete some time ago in a similar situation.
wally
April 26th, 2011
7:18 pm
I have been a fan of UGA since the early 70’s and it get harder and harder to follow the Bulldogs when you see such things like this happening in the sports world. Apparently today,s atheletes are not being trained to abstain to such things as this… I wush there was and easy solution, but apparently there is not, however this sports fan is rapidly losing his respect for the sports world. We have too long put our atheletes on a pedestal and now it is time for the athletes to earn our respect.
bgdawg
April 26th, 2011
7:18 pm
bozo you are at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to idiots
Hahahaha.. Make it a larger please
April 26th, 2011
7:19 pm
typical
Ryan
April 26th, 2011
7:24 pm
The “embarrassing lack of effort” makes even more sense now
Rick B
April 26th, 2011
7:27 pm
Carlyle,
Second had smoke and testing positive, is like getting pregnant from exposure to the toilet seat.
I really don’t see this as a big deal. However, he needs to stop this when a drug test is coming up. Smoking pot and being stupid are two different things.
JDawg1785
April 26th, 2011
7:28 pm
I supported him between the hedges and I’ll support him wherever he ends up in the NFL. That being said, how stupid can you be? C’mon man!
oldschoolfootball
April 26th, 2011
7:32 pm
uga under dooley may have been a pioneer in testing, but apparently they are not reporting what the find.
dawgforever
April 26th, 2011
7:34 pm
i LOVE justin houston and uga but this is such a stupid move its only a few days until the draft so much for him being a first rounder at least we still ahve AJ GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dawgforever
April 26th, 2011
7:35 pm
I will still support justin in the nfl though!!!!!!!
GT Alum
April 26th, 2011
7:36 pm
Rick B -
At UGA, he wouldn’t have always known when a test was coming, since some of them are random. However, he should’ve known he was going to be tested at some point before the draft.
2 game suspension would fit the rule for a first offense, though. Couldn’t give him 1 game, because that would be less than 10%, so 2 games would be the least he could get according to UGA’s policy.
Flat Tire on I-95 In Jacksonville
April 26th, 2011
7:37 pm
I wonder what the people of California have to say about this
GT Alum
April 26th, 2011
7:38 pm
oldschoolfootball -
If you read the article, they can’t report if he tested positive because it would be against HIPAA. They could be prosecuted if they disclosed it. The results of the NFL test shouldn’t be public, either, for the same reason. Whoever leaked it could be in trouble if it gets traced back to the source.
AthensDawg
April 26th, 2011
7:45 pm
Good gracious. Doin it the old Georgia way.
Flat Tire on I-95 In Jacksonville
April 26th, 2011
7:45 pm
I just love the mediocrity, arrests and trouble making ball players at UGA
I wonder if the DREAM TEAM will make us proud of championships or what were all use to
Champions of Arrests
GHunt
April 26th, 2011
7:52 pm
Think people! Why is this storyline surfacing two days before the draft? Could it be a part of the misinformation that can cause a good player to drop so that your team can draft the player.
In the last days before the draft GMs and front office personnel leak stories intentionally to confuse the competition.
well Ghunt
April 26th, 2011
8:12 pm
you may be right, this is not coincidental. but more importantly – JH made some stupid moves it appears
UGASlobberknocker
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Hats off to Will Muschamp for his dismissal of J Jenkins. Looks like there is a new sheriff in town down in Gainesville. No more Chris Rainey type crap under him
Dbalcer
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
Whoever leaked this should be found and punished since it is a HIPPA violation. It is illegal to give the results of medical test without permission and this would fall under that. It should concern us that it is reported because we value our medical privacy. If true then the teams that want to draft him already know and will do what they should.
UGASlobberknocker
April 26th, 2011
8:15 pm
I may be wrong but I dont think it is a HIPPA violation in a workplace test. Just as a student athlete.
SSIgator
April 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
“a first offense at UGA calls for a suspension of “no less than 10 percent of the total season of competition,” drug counseling and evaluation, 20 hours of community service”
So did he do comunnity service of 20 hours? That would solve part of the puzzle.
Falcon Fan
April 26th, 2011
8:54 pm
Ok, first of all, B.J. Raji did the same thing and he worked out, as everyone would agree. Babineaux sold the stuff and got arrested for it, still on the Falcons. Face it people, smoking weed isn’t that big of a deal as long as you aren’t going to jail for it.
MDAWG24
April 26th, 2011
8:55 pm
I hope the young man can get his act together.
SOGADOG
April 26th, 2011
8:58 pm
Mr. Towers,
Interesting and informative piece. Glad you are writing this blog.
BuzzMachine
April 26th, 2011
9:02 pm
the way uga has been playing the last few years, maybe half the team has been smoking it up before games.
falconfiend
April 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
This is the first time i heard this story. They did not mention houston and ballard positives on NFL network after the combines. Houston and any other young player have to prove themselves in the league anyway. Houston is still a first round talent wherever he is picked.
Rueben Houston is a Tech man
April 26th, 2011
9:09 pm
Typical dope smokin’ smack talking’ UGA player. Should follow the footsteps of fine Tech men like Rueben Houston.
RichmondDawg
April 26th, 2011
9:11 pm
Evidently screeds against the drug war are frowned upon in Georgia. But seriously, if you have a job that tests for drugs, you’re an idiot for using them. I worked at a warehouse in college, and if you failed a drug test or breathalyzer, you were fired, immediately. No appeals, no excuses, your check will be along in the mail.
Chucktown38
April 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
Gotta love that UGA talent. Were there is one there are many.
Just Say No
April 26th, 2011
9:29 pm
UGA has a very strict drug policy in place compared to other teams in the NCAA and the SEC. I think it gives UGA a recruiting disadvantage with how strict its drug policy is. All teams should be held to the same policy.
P. Bull Terrier
April 26th, 2011
9:32 pm
“The punishment for failing such tests are”…blah, blah, blah,”…notification of …parents or guardians.”
There was once a day when a student’s biggest fear was that their parents would find out what they did wrong. Sadly, those days are long past.
Michael
April 26th, 2011
9:33 pm
i kind of shrug off this kind of thing. yeah, it’s stupid…but sometimes even pretty level headed people end up doing something stupid. is marajuana use terrible? not by my standards.
but look at it this way: Calvin Johnson tested positive before the draft. he’s now a top receiver in the NFL. oh, and he worked towards curing cancer. nobody talks about him like a low class piece of trash.
I-DOG
April 26th, 2011
9:39 pm
You gotta respect Muschamp for dismissing Jenkins. This would not have happened under the previous Florida regimes and it tells me that Florida might be even more of a force to be reckoned with in the future. I think this year might be a transition for the Gators, but this sends a strong message to the team and I think that will serve Muschamp’s squad well in the future. In any case, he did the right thing and you have to respect that.
D A DoubleU G
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
It’s interesting…….
he UGA and Tech fans at Turner Field, as we speak, seem to be intertwined, enjoying the game with one another, having fun together.
And then there are the teenagers on these blogs who cannot seem to say anything positive.
WOW
April 26th, 2011
9:53 pm
Stay away from Justin Houston! Warren Sapp was a pot-smoker,too, and we all know how he turned out! A bad influence on the whole team. Never did nuthin but make plays and win. Who needs him!
mgdawg
April 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
This is just dumb, you know when you are going to the combine that you will be tested. Atleast get clean for that amount of time so that you don’t test positive and look like a complete idiot.
North Ave Trade School Hater
April 26th, 2011
10:09 pm
What a complete idiot to be smoking before the combine. And I went to UGA. That being said, WOW has a great point.
RxDawg
April 26th, 2011
10:17 pm
Oops. Houston probably thought he was in the clear, but UHOH. I like WOW’s post. I seriously doubt NFL teams are going to get that bent out of shape over it.
Dawg89
April 26th, 2011
10:27 pm
That’s gonna be some expensive weed. Say hello to rounds two and three.
BG
April 26th, 2011
10:33 pm
Justin will still be a late first or early 2nd rounder.
Paul in RDU
April 26th, 2011
10:35 pm
@Michael
You are not completely correct about Calvin Johnson testing positive for marijuana before the draft. In Johnson’s case he admitted in predraft interviews with teams that he had smoked dope in the past. He did not fail his predraft drug screen. In Houston’s case it seems that he tested positive at a scheduled drug screen. I don’t think it says anything about his attitude and morals but it does make a statement about his intelligence.
D A DoubleU G
April 26th, 2011
10:37 pm
Good…..
UGA just beat Tech in baseball
No “sweep” talk from them.
UGA has now won the last football, basketball, and baseball meeting. But they will still live in the past I am willing to bet….
Paul in RDU
April 26th, 2011
10:38 pm
D A DoubleU G
April 26th, 2011
9:48 pm
It’s interesting…….
he UGA and Tech fans at Turner Field, as we speak, seem to be intertwined, enjoying the game with one another, having fun together.
—————
I thought that the City of Atlanta has laws against that kind of thing. Is Larry Flint videotaping?
Paul in RDU
April 26th, 2011
10:41 pm
D A DoubleU G
Hopefully the fans from both teams at Turner Field were more interested in raising money for Johnathon Taylor than who won a meaningless game.
RomeDawg
April 26th, 2011
10:43 pm
Not too smart, eh? However, anybody on here that supports another school that think your athletes aren’t doing the same thing are as dumb as Houston is! I am not sure todays athletes see smoking pot as bad.
Paul in RDU
April 26th, 2011
10:45 pm
RomeDawg,
The BYU fans would disagree with you.
superDawg
April 26th, 2011
10:50 pm
Well I guess he was fired up and now it is time to come down.
BornADawg
April 26th, 2011
10:51 pm
@Buzz Maxhine…That was a pretty ignorant comment there Buzz Machine. I can see it now, everyone in the locker room right before game time, coaches are with the players going over last minute game plans and several guys are passing a joint around…unbelievable! Go DAWGS!.
AltamahaDawg
April 26th, 2011
11:54 pm
Let’s not pat Muschamp on the back too much. This was the kid’s third arrest in 2 yrs. I doubt very seriously coach was given any decision to make. Wouldn’t the student judiciary have suspended him for a semester anyway?
sports
April 27th, 2011
12:26 am
great news for chippie “techie” to report…truth is half the NFL would probably fail
Old Tech Dude
April 27th, 2011
12:29 am
I think Calvin Johnson failed his combine drug test too………………Big deal over nothing really. Pot should be legal and alcohol banned if you want to make the world a better place.
red&silver
April 27th, 2011
4:36 am
AltamahaDawg
April 26th, 2011
11:54 pm
Let’s not pat Muschamp on the back too much. This was the kid’s third arrest in 2 yrs. I doubt very seriously coach was given any decision to make. Wouldn’t the student judiciary have suspended him for a semester anyway?
Excellent point!
Fleming Island Dawg
April 27th, 2011
7:35 am
Nobody’s mentioned the fact that a Gator lineman tested positive also and a current player has been busted twice for it. You now say great for Muschamp for kicking him off the team but lets see if it sticks. Urban wiould kick them off too just to bring them back in the fall. Remember Jarvis Moss etc.
dp
April 27th, 2011
7:36 am
Houston….you are indeed a real mental midgit
Notso Fast
April 27th, 2011
7:36 am
Teams may not look at this violation as big but the fact this young man is in a position to make as lot of money would take a chance at this time to smoke. Shows lack of self control and maybe reflects on his intelligence.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
7:42 am
Much easier to pass those tests they give in college than the ones they give you in the pros…
In the pros, they have a guy sitting there watching you take it. Can’t even fool them with a “Wizzinator” anymore.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
7:44 am
For the record, Calvin Johnson didn’t fail a drug test at the Combine. He just admitted to a panel of interviewers that he had smoked weed in the past. They appreciated his honesty. And I mean, c’mon, how many guys entering the draft honestly haven’t?
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
7:49 am
Hopefully this means the Falcons can pick up Houston now.
gt
April 27th, 2011
7:55 am
We are talking about a school that can’t even keep up with which players have expired drivers licenses being a leader in drug testing. The press facilitates this atmosphere at Georgia, they are fed what to write by someone in Athens. What none seem to understand is this is what is causing the underachieving, not only for sports but for the entire state which has lost it mojo. These guys play like their on drugs when they get to the field and what do you think a majority of the kids do that don’t play sports and don’t go to college. This team are milk toast by fourth quarter, they are showboats the entire game, the most penalized team in the SEC. A place every mother wants to send her child…
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
7:59 am
I agree with SOME of the points you make, “gt.” But blaming it on the “press?” Please…it starts at the top, with Bobby Bowden Part 2.
Richt, like Bowden, brings in great talent because kids think he is a fun guy. But he has no real direction other than a shoulder shrug and “Aw, shucks.”
Pago Pago DAWG
April 27th, 2011
8:01 am
Amazing how some of you people adore, wish all the luck in the world, praise, idolize this dope smokin’ houston…sad.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
8:05 am
“Pago Pago,”
Would you rather we string him up for the egregious crime of ingesting a plant? You’ve listened to too much Merle Haggard.
Bubbatavious
April 27th, 2011
8:16 am
Looks like UGA has something that is runnig amuck in Athens. It called stupidity and players with no character. Its time for Richt to go.
Eat and Tweet
April 27th, 2011
8:19 am
Looks like UGA has a good feed and weed program now. Keep dem lockers locked!
and Gomer said to Sgt. Carter
April 27th, 2011
8:22 am
Stupid …stupid… stupid
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
8:23 am
But Gomer said to Barney, “Citizen’s arre-est! Citizen’s arre-est!”
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
8:32 am
Not to worry dwags, if the AJC pattern holds true, they’ll be a football story to blog about tomorrow
gdawginkalamazoo
April 27th, 2011
8:37 am
SSI Gator, that was my thinking too. Did anybody see old #42 picking up trash on the North Campus for 20 hours? Or is #42 the official jersey number of the roadside pickup crew?
I hope it was some really really good weed because he only spent a few hundred thousand on it.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
8:41 am
Y’all are making a mountain out of a molehill…I’d be glad to have Houston wearing a Falcons jersey. Like the other guy said, Warren Sapp also failed his Combine drug test for weed. The Bucs got an absolute STEAL and laughed all the way to the Superbowl when all the other teams took the “high road” (no pun intended) and passed on the guy who toked up a bit.
Georgia
April 27th, 2011
8:45 am
Paulin RDU.. Of everybody was interested in Taylor… they ALL also want to win the game. Ask the players if it was meaningless. It certainly was not and they both gave 100%.
Victory = Georgia
Damon Evans
April 27th, 2011
8:46 am
Dont Toke and Drive!
Georgia
April 27th, 2011
8:47 am
Dont kiss up to pathetic meyer/foley’s 5 failed test policy. Georgia booted him for 2 games which far far far more than UF would have done. You could get away with firing AK-47 assuault rifes in Gainesville if you were a starter. Thats a fact.
roly poly fat faced dawg girl
April 27th, 2011
8:53 am
pass the big fat spliff for a toke.
This is not unique to UGA
April 27th, 2011
8:56 am
For anyone to allege that UGA is the epicenter for kids or athletes smoking pot, proves that they are just illiterate UGA haters. I have young family members attending VANDY, DUKE and yes, …………….GT and they all smoke weed.
The haters are usually dumb asses that come on this site. They are jealous of all the exciting, FUN things going on over in Athens.
Convertible season in Athens ……………. coeds, the good life and yes, ACADEMICS galore.
Goooooooooooooooo Dogs.
Joey
April 27th, 2011
8:57 am
If Justin is a pothead, maybe lighting up should be a requirement for the team. He was the best playmaker on the D last season . . .
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
9:13 am
Nothing wrong with the ocassional doobie, eh Jenoris?
SEC! SEC! SEC!
BIG JOE
April 27th, 2011
9:16 am
What an expensive joint.
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
9:17 am
30 arrests, 27 players over six years. And we want Urbane to replace Tress. Think not.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
9:18 am
How in the world did not Florida win the Fulmer Cup? Guess uga outcompeted them.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
9:20 am
I propose after Auburn takes the Cup this season, they permantly retire the Fulmer Cup in the SEC/Mike Slive’s office.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
9:30 am
Is drug testing in Athens like taste testing at Coke?
SEC! SEC! SEC!
GaDawg
April 27th, 2011
9:38 am
Lizards, don’t forget Percy tested positive, you know Glass house’s
Dirty Dawg
April 27th, 2011
9:46 am
Yeah it was stupid and wrong, but until he’s an accomplice to a double murder and still walking around free with the label of NFL linebacker legend, I’m gonna cut him some slack.
Dawg Tired
April 27th, 2011
9:52 am
I don’t think it is possible to listen too much Merle Haggard.
Dawg Tired
April 27th, 2011
9:54 am
Buckeye – Actually it may be more like the lie detector test now required of all coaches at OSU.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
9:58 am
The way UGA is percieved around the country is very negative. Here right before the very showcase that proves we recruit and produce great players, our two best show their a$$!!
AJ rocks a 10 on the Wonderlic and Houston fails a drug test THAT HE KNOWS IS COMING.
WTF is wrong with these idiots?
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
10:00 am
dawg tired,
Might as well throw in testing for STD’s in Athens………….
So you knowm I do like Merle Haggard.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:03 am
Dirty…Ray Lewis has been one of the best people in the NFL since that happened. He plays hard and stays out of trouble. He is the best the NFL has to offer in my opinion.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
10:05 am
“Auburn fans,”
You’re standing up for a guy who killed two men but bashing a couple of guys for being dumb?
Dawgso55
April 27th, 2011
10:06 am
I am a long time Dawg fan…..but I am really beginning to question the intelligence quotient of some of Richt’s players….come on how stupid can you get….
bill arp
April 27th, 2011
10:07 am
Houston, we have a problem….
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:11 am
I don’t think he killed them…I think he had idiots for friends that he was partying with after he got paid. They killed him. Ray was dumb for hanging around with those idiots. (Plus–that was all 15 years ago. What has he done since then? He has been a model of an NFL player, that’s what.)
Ray Lewis was dumb. Ray Lewis…regardless of his guilt or innocence does not reflect on UGA.
AJ and Justin do. They should recognize the fact that even when not taking classes they represent the school. And they should represent that school better than they are presently.
Timbodog
April 27th, 2011
10:15 am
Regardless of whether he killed them, he did not turn in the guilty parties. He covered up two murders. He is a real piece of garbage.
To even begin to compare covering up a murder to smoking weed or being unintelligent is absurd.
NFL Bound
April 27th, 2011
10:16 am
I guess this article could be titled…”Let’s Circle the Wagons” since more bad injuns (bad publicity) is once again on its way with Richt as the Coach. Way, and I mean WAY over having him as coach. Hire him as personal councilor to the football team and get us a Great coach in here who knows what to do with all the talent.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:30 am
Timbo…If I were a Miami fan I would have been upset about this 15 years ago.
You don’t see Buckeye on here complaining about Art Schlichter’s gambling habit do you? No because he embarrassed OSU when I was probably 5 years old.
Waaaaaay up here in the present though, Ray Lewis is a first ballot Hall of Famer and I am mad that our top two guys are making UGA look bad…again.
Harvey Updyke
April 27th, 2011
10:32 am
Roll damn tide…..
King Saban
April 27th, 2011
10:34 am
Justin Houston is simply reflective of the Georgia program’s glaring lack of discipline and accountability both off and on the field. You won’t see any of Alabama’s 3 first round draft picks failing drug tests. What an idiot but then what do you expect coming from a renegade program like Georgia? You guys need some dang discipline over in Athens.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:37 am
A renegade flies in the face of the rules. Like oversigning and using medical hardships to cut poor performing players isn’t thumbing your nose at the NCAA rule book.
I guess in Alabama breaking the rules is not renegade since it leads to wins on the field. I see your point King–Thanks!
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
10:39 am
Auburn fans,
Art Schlicter is a sad story. Wrecked a lot of lives beyond his own. I was a comtemporary of Art, had a couple classes with him. He dated one of the twins on the cheerleading squad at the time. Had the world by the tail. As Woody said, show me a hero and I’ll show you a tradgedy”. Art is a case in point,
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
10:40 am
The NFL…………………..name another multi-million dollar employer for convicted felons.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:43 am
Agreed…it is a sad story. My point was not to make light of it but rather to show that it was a long time ago. Sorry if I cam off as flippant.
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
10:43 am
erg…came off
1eyedJack
April 27th, 2011
10:53 am
Still blocked?
1eyedJack
April 27th, 2011
10:55 am
Roll another one
Just like the other one.
You’ve been hanging on to it
And I sure would like a hit.
Da preacher Man
April 27th, 2011
11:31 am
If you wanna get high “Get high on Jesus”.
Chris S
April 27th, 2011
11:34 am
Of all the things the NFL should be concerned about, marijuana use seems pretty low on the list.
Buckeye
April 27th, 2011
11:35 am
Time for a quick doob…..always makes lunch taste much better.
Bawney Fwank
April 27th, 2011
11:49 am
It’s high-time that the state and federal governments ignore the multi dollar political contributions that the alcoholic beverage industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the wood/paper products industry, etc. and quit spending billions of dollars of taxpayer money a year to fight a plant that has numerous medical uses such as treatment of migraine/sinus headaches, insomnia, arthritis, menstrual pain, etc. with far fewer side-effects and drug interactions than all the expensive Ambien, Temazepam, anti-depressants, etc. that the drug companies and drug company compensated doctors push upon us, makes much finer paper products, bio-degradable plastic and cord and rope products, bio-fuel that is cheaper to produce and doesn’t double meat and other food prices (like the corn ethanol scam), and is far safer than alcoholic beverages for recreational use.
1eyedJack
April 27th, 2011
11:58 am
Bawney Fwank, I thought you said it was your boyfriend that was growing the pot and you didn’t know what it was.
Saban
April 27th, 2011
12:13 pm
Guess they didn`t test for the right drug. Understand Georgia only uses drug tests for the after effects of eating a krispy kreme.
mcdawg
April 27th, 2011
12:19 pm
its why he shaved his head like brittany
puppydawg
April 27th, 2011
12:32 pm
Not very smart on Justin’s part but, IMHO, the only impact on his draft status is that he won’t be selected by the Falcons. Too much negative PR in the local media.
The Original WDE
April 27th, 2011
12:42 pm
This isn’t a dealbreaker for Justin. The question that concerns the GM’s that are giving him a good look is not if he’s a bad person, but this:
With all of it on the line, with him in the most important 4-months of his career (training-wise), why in the hell did he smoke pot? He knew it was against the rules, and knows its not good for his workouts. Does he not take his career and training seriously?
just a little sense
April 27th, 2011
1:04 pm
Point Blank—How many scientific studies do we need to tell us that mary-jane is not what the law & media make it out to be. Point Blank.
just a little sense
April 27th, 2011
1:09 pm
Currently, football players are not allowed to party downtown, smoke pot, and in general just be typical college students. But they are allowed–more like forced–to work tirelessly throughout their collegiate years so other people can profit from it.
ncbulldawg86
April 27th, 2011
1:17 pm
Hey dumb @$$es!!! Before you get all high and mighty, three players tested positive. One from UGA, one from Iowa (both top 50 picks) and a player from Florida. Sheesh, some people and their ignorance, and they are not scared to display it. Instead, let’s just slam on the program at UGA, when the reality is the comments should be focused on the dumb move on Houston’s part. Cost him “now” money, but probably not the opportunity to try to play on Sundays.
Keith
April 27th, 2011
1:17 pm
This kid is going to be drafted whereever he would have been drafted had this not occured. He’s a good defensive player and GMs will excuse this occurance.
TXDawg3
April 27th, 2011
1:22 pm
If all SEC schools do drug testing, why didn’t Tennessee catch Eric Ainge while he was playing? After all, he has confessed to substance abuse while at UT.
True Story
April 27th, 2011
1:31 pm
Who cares… the NFL is rotten, and all about greed, money, and power! I hate the NFL, and i hope all the greedy b@$t@rds don’t get a season this year. Bring on the scabs!!!
Auburn fans are horrible...
April 27th, 2011
1:32 pm
Chris S…but it is the gateway drug! First a couple of joints…next thing you know you are making it rain in strip clubs, dodging bullets, and asking everyone to call you Pac Man.
AltamahaDawg
April 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
I’m sorry, but what is this BS in the news reports that Muschamp is sending a strong message? As if a letting go of a 3 arrest trouble maker with one foot out the door, took some kind of a brave decision? Please! Would he have even been allowed to matriculate fall semester?
Talllcarl
April 27th, 2011
2:09 pm
First of all ths is just a rumor so do not convict him yet. I find it hard to believe anyone would be working out for the NFL combine and not expect to be drug tested so I do not believe the story. Second after many weeks have past since the NFL combine the timing of this ‘leak’ is a little suspect. I do not think Houston was this dumb. Think folks before you cast the stone at another.
tim
April 27th, 2011
2:10 pm
Hey Chip……..since when is testing positive for pot “medical information?” There is nothing medical about it.
Dawg Bite
April 27th, 2011
2:15 pm
Seriously, you think that every coach in college football would dismiss his best player for a second misdemeanor pot arrest? Come on. Muschamp had disciplinary options less drastic than dismissal, but he chose to send Jenkins packing. For a first year head coach with a brutal schedule, that’s putting your money where your mouth is. Regardless of what you think of Florida, I like to see it, and I give Muschamp credit.
tim
April 27th, 2011
2:17 pm
@tallllcarl….. Yep, they test for drugs, everyone knows it, and some get caught. He’s not the first.
Better Dawgs!
April 27th, 2011
2:46 pm
Out with the old in with the new. Hope it was Dan K.
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 27th, 2011
2:53 pm
Every member of the SEC is required to test the players for Drugs. I suspect that every member of the SEC has at least one person smoking the weed. The players don’t get tested weekly, or even monthly for the most part, so it is easy enough to avoid a postive result. Coaches try their best to curb it, but let’s face it, they can’t be around their players 24/7. It is called responsibility and some of these players have either not been taught it, or feel they are above the law because they are an athelete. To blame CMR for Houston’s lack of judgement is just plain stupid. A coach likme CMR, who truely cares for his kids and tries to run a clean program, is just as susceptible to having a kid do something stupid as any other coach. He is not a member of the UGA football program any longer, and if you want to stretch your beliefs just a little, who is to say, this was not the first time he ever tried it, and he didn’t think it took 30 days to clear his system. This is just as plausable as blaming CMR for the actions of a former player.
GT BBall Fan
April 27th, 2011
2:56 pm
I hear Houston and Damon Evans partied together all the time chasing tail in Buckhead.
1eyedJack
April 27th, 2011
3:09 pm
These just had to be Tech nerds.
An off-duty Atlanta police officer got into a scuffle with a woman and ‘punched her in the face’, and the early morning incident at a Buckhead IHOP was captured on video, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed.
It was not clear what started the melee, but Freeman said Wednesday she was speaking with her friend about nearby restaurant patrons who were ‘dressed like Darth Vader’ from the Star Wars films before the off-duty APD officer approached.
ClinchCountyDawg
April 27th, 2011
3:11 pm
This is no big deal. Justin was trying to prevent future outbreaks of cataracts. This was a good preventive health tip he picked up on Dr. Oz.
Dee
April 28th, 2011
9:49 am
All people make mistakes. Many people make what are considered”stupid” mistakes. Some of these are in their 50s, 60s, and beyond. And, yes many of these people are commenting on this message board including me. He is still a kid.
He worked hard, entertained thousands in the stands and millions on T.V. And, the University makes millions off the efforts of these young men, for more than the cost of an education at Georgia.
This is not the end of the world, nor does Justin have to let it be the end of his life or career.
Hang in there Justin, this too shall pass.
LawDawg
April 28th, 2011
3:45 pm
Who. Cares.
Randall H.
April 29th, 2011
5:36 pm
Bozo, you must be one of the left winged naive out there. The problems at one school are pretty much the same at every school. The high road has been paved over now and it’s probably never coming back.
T.M. Parker
May 1st, 2011
9:18 pm
When asked about the incident, Justin replied “Uhm, what were we just talking about again, Man?”