New Florida head coach Jim McElwain has his first off-field “incident” with which to deal, and it just so happens to involve his starting quarterback. According to the Gainesville Sun, Treon Harris was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
Not only that, the Sun reports, the true freshman has never had a driver’s license. Harris’ attorney, Huntley Johnson, tells the paper that his client is in the process of getting his license and he expects the charge to be dropped once that occurs.
“That’s the way it’s usually handled in a case like this for a citizen, and he’s a citizen,” Johnson said.
There’s also this:
According to UPD, two small bags of marijuana were found in the car Treon Harris was driving. He was not charged because the car is not his.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) December 19, 2014
According to UPD, two passengers were in the car with Harris, including true freshman cornerback Jalen Tabor and another UF student.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) December 19, 2014
Harris was stopped on Stadium Drive for going 10 mph over the speed limit on Dec. 13 at 11:29 p.m. Smell of marijuana coming from the car.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) December 19, 2014
It’s believed this charge will have zero impact on Harris’ postseason availability, and he’s still expected to start in the Birmingham Bowl against East Carolina. That, though, is far from official as the university will look into the incident.
Harris started the last five games of the 2014 season after taking over for Jeff Driskel following a late-October loss to Missouri.
In early October, Harris was suspended indefinitely after he was accused of sexual assault. Less than a week later, he was reinstated after the accuser dropped the complaint.
UPDATED 2:12 p.m. ET: As it stands right now, UF confirmed this afternoon, there has been no change to Harris’ status for the Gators’ upcoming bowl game.