There was some good news and some not-so-good news on the suspension front for Scottie Young Jr. this week.
In late September of last year, Young was arrested in connection to a domestic violence incident in which he was charged with assault/knowingly causing injury, a misdemeanor. While the football program has never tied that incident to it, Young was suspended from all football-related activities for the whole of spring and on into the summer this offseason.
Late this past week, the university announced in a press release that, while the defensive back will be permitted to rejoin his teammates on the practice field this coming week, he will be suspended for the Sept. 1 season opener against BYU.Arizona sophomore defensive back Scottie Young Jr. was involved in a misdemeanor incident last academic year that resulted in his suspension from all team-related activities. Mr. Young was also investigated by the Dean of Students for student code of conduct violations related to the incident.
Since that time, he has completed disciplinary sanctions imposed by the University and separate penalties issued by the Athletics Department, which included removal from all team activities during spring and summer practice and conditioning. In addition, the Athletics Department has determined that he will be suspended for the BYU game.
Mr. Young will rejoin the team this week and will be allowed to participate in practice activities.As a true freshman last season, Young started nine games at free safety for the Wildcats. The La Mesa, Cali., native was a three-star member of UA’s 2017 recruiting class.