Tuesday, Virginia Tech announced that first-year head coach Justin Fuente had indefinitely suspended cornerback Adonis Alexander (pictured) and defensive end Houshun Gaines from the Hokies football program for violating unspecified team rules. As it turns out, Alexander’s suspension came following an arrest for marijuana possession, while Gaines’ punitive measure stemmed from a weed arrest as well as an underage possession of alcohol charge.
Two days later, both players took Twitter to offer up their respective mea culpas for the off-field distractions. First up is Alexander...#36 pic.twitter.com/7OeMs8iyjW
— 36clips ❗️ (@Adoniskaaaaa) April 28, 2016
... followed by Gaines:
pic.twitter.com/TrX1SAg6AP
— Houshun Gaines (@HZGfrom252) April 28, 2016
Last season, Alexander started seven of the 11 games in which he played. Exiting spring, and after moving from safety to cornerback, he was the projected starter at boundary corner.
Gaines took a redshirt as a true freshman last season, and is in line to play a significant role in Tech’s line rotation this season.