On the same day he was arrested on two misdemeanor charges, Washaun Ealey has found out what his football fate will be for the near future. Hint: it involves tucking his helmet under his arm while his teammates run around on the season-opening grass.
In a statement released by the school, head coach Mark Richt announced that Ealey will be suspended for at least the opener against Louisiana Lafayette.
“I’m extremely disappointed in Washaun’s lack of good judgment,” Richt said in the statement. “He was fully aware of his suspended license and had been instructed not to get behind the wheel. As a result he’ll miss the first game and will also be subject to internal discipline.”
Ealey was charged very early Friday morning with hit and run of a parked vehicle and driving with a suspended license. It was subsequently found that there was an outstanding warrant out on Ealey for failure to appear in July on speeding and vehicle registration charges.
Richt did tell reporters that Ealey will have a shot at playing in the SEC opener against South Carolina the second weekend of the season if he does what’s asked of him.
Ealey was Georgia’s leading rusher in 2009, but Caleb King was tentatively named the starting running back on Thursday.