Jameis Winston‘s long-awaited Florida State disciplinary hearing is going to be just a little bit more, uh, awaited.
Winston’s hearing as to whether or not he committed any Florida State code of conduct violations on the night of his alleged sexual assault, reported to campus police on Dec. 7, 2012, was originally scheduled to begin Nov. 17 - as in, today - but last week was pushed back until Dec. 1.
According to Rachel Axon of USA Today, the hearing has been pushed back another 24 hours, to Dec. 2.
It’s all part of a stall game by Winston’s attorney David Cornwell to delay a verdict until his client is no longer a Seminole.
As Axon writes: "(Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Michael) Harding has 10 class or exam days following the completion of the hearing to submit his decision. With winter break running from Dec. 13 to Jan. 6, that could mean a decision of whether Winston is responsible or not might not come until the Seminoles are in the College Football Playoff.”
The ACC Championship game, which Florida State qualified for with Saturday’s 30-26 defeat of Miami, will be played Dec. 5, with the College Football Playoff selection announcement occurring one day later. The national championship game will be held Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas.