Jacob is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and is based in Charleston, SC. Team punishment: Davis was always in Meyers doghouse and hardly allowed to practice or play with the team for various academic and disciplinary reasons, so its safe to say Meyer suspended Davis for his crimes. https://t.co/eU9kbfghuI, Southside Hov (@JaiHov) August 31, 2022. Newton transferred to Blinn (Texas) Junior College. According to the report, the owner, Gregory Cristell, stated Powell thinks just because he plays football for UF that he should get free stuff. Police gave Powell a trespass warning and, even though the incident didnt make news, police reported it directly to an athletic department administrator. Several of those players went on to the N.F.L., and one, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, later won the Heisman Trophy playing for Auburn. The 70 wins set an NCAA single season record and Florida, named the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. But even with the issues, the Gators were one of the best teams in college football history. Maurkice & Mike Pouncey. He had also been charged with property damage and criminal mischief a year earlier. Florida Meyer has been a winner no matter where he coaches: With all of Urban's success being known, its time to reveal a harsh reality that the media doesn't want you to know. If Coach Meyer were still coaching, Id still be playing for the Gators, he was quoted as saying. Oklahoma State One look at Urban Meyer, and the media's love for this guy becomes obvious. In a battle of top-10 teams, UF beat the breaks off the Bulldogs and asserted itself as the top team in the SEC East, which it went on to win in addition to conference and national championships. Safety Dorian Munroe was charged with felony theft, accused of removing a boot affixed to his car. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Wow! RONNIE WILSON Charge No. The last time a Gators offense averaged 42 or more points per game in their first three matchups against SEC opponents, it was 2001 (46.7 PPG) when head ball coach Steve Spurrier was at the helm. Cunningham allegedly threw paper cups at the clerk. In a battle of top-10 teams, UF beat the breaks off the Bulldogs and asserted itself as the top team in the SEC East, which it went on to win in addition to conference and national championships. Joshua James Palm Beach Post. 3: One count of battery and one count of assault for an altercation at an apartment complex in October. Data analyst and reporter for ESPN's Enterprise and Investigative Unit. That's right, 31. Marve is no longer with the team, having transferred to Purdue. While at UF, Hernandez had run-ins with the police in Gainesville, who questioned him and three teammates after a 2007 shooting and arrested him as a juvenile earlier that year after a fight at a restaurant. To determine how often crimes involving college athletes are prosecuted and what factors influence them, Outside the Lines requested police reports involving all football and men's basketball players on rosters at 10 schools from 2009 to 2014. Ronnie Wilson, a lineman from Meyer's initial 2005 recruiting class, punched and spat on a man, then opened his trunk, grabbed an AK-47 and opened fire outside a nightclub in April 2007, a police report charged. According to The New York Times, 41 members of the 2008 Gators have been arrested. The coaching staff was made up of Urban Meyer and four assistants that would go on to become Division I head coaches (four at the Power 5 level). Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Stats. "We recognize that and understand that. I am the same age as these players, and I know that best way to find yourself is probably not in jail, through drugs, battery, or theft. 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An Outside the Lines investigation of 10 major football and mens basketball programs found that the University of Florida had the most athletes -- 80, or 24 percent of its rosters -- named as suspects in more than 100 crimes from 2009 to 2014. Jenkins, the cornerback, eventually left Florida for North Alabama after Meyers successor, Will Muschamp, dismissed him from the team after marijuana arrests. Outcome: Charges were dropped and Demps received six months probation. Record: 13-1 (2nd of 119) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. Most of the cases never went to trial, the charges having been dropped or pleaded down. Notre Dame The 2008 Florida Gators squad was one of the most prolific in college football history. A canine officer came to the scene and flagged a likely presence of narcotics in the car, and the investigating officer searched it, finding a white powdery substance on the drivers seat that she tested on site. "Our staff, myself and our families worked very hard to mentor and guide him," he said of Hernandez. Crimes range from unpaid tickets to murder, and everything in . In recent years, Meyer addressed the number of players charged with crimes during his time at Florida by noting the propensity of college students to get in trouble. Required fields are marked *. 2009 . Carlos Dunlap. Those charged included safety Jamar Hornsby, who was accused of ringing up 70 fraudulent charges in 2008 on a credit card that belonged to a woman who had died in a motorcycle crash. After Hernandezs arrest, Florida declined to comment. Everything Urban Meyer touches turns to gold. Team punishment: Suspended for one game, the 2007 opener against Western Kentucky. After Hernandez's arrest, Florida declined to comment. Your email address will not be published. CARL JOHNSON Charge: Misdemeanor violation of a sexual restraining order in February 2009 after getting on the same campus bus as an ex-girlfriend. He was cited for having a stolen parking decal, which was a common citation among athletes, and he was with a group of athletes whom police questioned about shooting fireworks at people, to which Florida running back Chris Rainey admitted responsibility. An officer wrote that he saw a group of men fighting and yelled at them to stop, but they continued. Jenkins pleaded no contest and the court withheld adjudication, which means he was not convicted. This was on the heels of reports of several incidents involving former Gators tight end Aaron Hernandez during his time in Gainesville, including a bar fight and a 2007 shooting. pic.twitter.com/WGabdG27T3, Saturday Down South (@SatDownSouth) August 31, 2022. "Any time an athlete is arrested it makes the news," Tobias wrote. Tebow. The authorities said he threw it from a window when the police. The official 2008 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. The list of the players on the 2008 roster includes Newton, who was charged with stealing a laptop from another Florida student. TORREY DAVIS Charge: Misdemeanor knowingly driving with a suspended license on numerous occasions, including once in July 2008 and another in March 2009 two weeks after he left the team that placed him in jail. In another Florida incident, on May 30, 2009, police arrested cornerback Janoris Jenkins for fighting and resisting arrest. He cited a case that made news though it involved only a stolen taco. But he faked the kneel and popped back up, rushing down the sideline toward the end zone. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. When the Gators take on the Bulldogs in Jacksonville this Saturday, its unlikely to see a repeat of that result. The 70 wins set an NCAA single season record and Florida, named the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. Outcome: Wilson pleaded no contest to battery and discharging a firearm. According to Florida Gators insider Nick de la Torre, the 08 team will be featured in a Netflix documentary. The penalties imposed on the players by Florida varied widely. JAMAR HORNSBY Charge No. (Meyer took time off from coaching after he left the Gators, citing health concerns.). Hernandez was arrested last month and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd in Massachusetts. Most notably, Aaron Hernandez was on the 2008 squad, ended up being convicted of murder during his time in the NFL and committed suicide while in prison. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 13-1, with six wins over top 25 opponents, including wins over then #3 LSU and #1 Alabama in the SEC Championship game. #TBT #THWG pic.twitter.com/UBcHj4WyCQ, InAllKindsOfWeather.com (@AllKindsWeather) October 25, 2018. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Over the weekend, the piling on Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer continued. A roster on the universitys Web site lists 121 players, 41 of whom have been arrested, either in college or afterward, and sometimes both. Meyer made a similar comment in a text message that was reported Saturday by a sportswriter for The Columbus Dispatch. Some faced little discipline, while others left the university. The full report.Individual reports about what Outside the Lines found at each school studied: Auburn Rays were fearless on the bases in 2022. Just a handful of players from the 2008 team that went on to play in the NFL. But a back injury from . This time, he was kicked off the football team and would later be found guilty. Even in the final minute, with the outcome already decided, Meyer called all of his remaining timeouts, just to prolong Georgias suffering a little while longer. Outcome: Charges were dropped. he almost sounds genuine. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Those charged included safety Jamar Hornsby, who was accused of ringing up 70 fraudulent charges in 2008 on a credit card that belonged to a woman who had died in a motorcycle crash. But the arrest record is also a major part of that narrative and has been for quite some time. While at Florida, Hernandez had run-ins with the police in Gainesville, who questioned him and three teammates after a 2007 shooting and recommended a felony battery charge against him after a fight at a restaurant (the case was not pursued). Outcome: Case was dismissed due to lack of evidence, according to lawyer Huntley Johnson. AVERY ATKINS Charge: Misdemeanor domestic battery in July 2006 after an altercation in Daytona Beach with the mother of his child. Here is the Rap Sheet for Your Viewing Pleasure: JANORIS JENKINS Charge: Misdemeanor affray and resisting arrest without violence for his role in a May 30, 2009 fight outside a downtown Gainesville night club. THE FULL OTL REPORTAn examination of more than 2,000 documents shows that college athletes accused of crimes mainly benefited from a confluence of factors that can be reality at major sports programs. It's time for Urban Meyer to step up and accept his issues with his players. Theres reasons why I asked the questions I asked. Urban Meyer has a knack for turning teams around, let's see him turn Florida back around to a respectable power. Taking pity on the Georgia players, whose fans had abandoned them, some Florida fans in the crowd cheered after the UGA touchdown just to be courteous, of course. The 2008 Florida Gators, may simply be, as ex-coach Urban Meyer once announced on Twitter a couple years ago, the best team that ever played college football. pic.twitter.com/qzsrmDSUpz. His presence was so overwhelming that he overshadowed his teammates and their arrest records. The unsavory underbelly of the Gators football dominance was recently highlighted when Aaron Hernandez, a starting tight end on the 2008 national championship team who later played for the New England Patriots, was accused by authorities of committing an execution-style murder in Massachusetts. We are disappointed when we encounter some issues along the way, but we are going to continue to educate and teach our players.". DUSTIN DOE Charge: Misdemeanor affray and resisting arrest for his role in an April 2007. The 2008 Florida Gators Were First-Team ALL CONVICT!#shorts #floridagators #florida #uf #sports All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Team punishment: No suspension for Doe. Team punishment: Meyer kicked Demps off the team after the 2006 season reportedly for a marijuana-related incident. Anyone can read what you share. Other arrests involved a starting defensive end, Carlos Dunlap, accused of driving under the influence before the conference championship game; a starting cornerback, Janoris Jenkins, charged with resisting arrest; and a key running back, Chris Rainey, accused of sending a text message to a former girlfriend that read, in part, "time to die." JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM Charge: Misdemeanor battery in December 2007 for an altercation with a clerk at Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwich Shop in Gainesville. Team punishment: Murphy was suspended for three games during the 2006 season. 41 have been arrested at some point in the days since that title. Safety Dorian Munroe was charged with felony theft, accused of removing a parking boot affixed to his car. Joe Paterno has done it at Penn State and it hasn't hurt his team. The felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and later dropped. Outcome: All charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. Rivalries are bitter by nature. Twenty-five Florida athletes had multiple run-ins with police, often without facing charges or any public airing of what they did. View the 2008 Florida Gators schedule, results and scores for the 2008 FBS college football season. LOUIS MURPHY Charge: Misdemeanor possession of marijuana in May 2006. Filming is still in progress. In the 12 years since, Georgia has found more success and has won the last three matchups in the series. Theres more in there, so I can easily charge you. Spectrum reporter, 9-year-old girl among 3 victims fatally shot in Orlando, Bucs players give team low marks for travel, treatment of families, How IndyCar is making this the greenest Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg yet, Former USF star Lindsey Lamar sets fast pace in CFL. Jamar Hornsby was among one of the players who faced charges. Will Hill. Tennessee was able to get points on the board on the following drive. They closed their season with a 24-14 win over Oklahoma to win the BCS Championship. Texas A&M Demps worked out with the Gators later that summer but never played for UF again. Urban Meyer's teams are trouble off the field, lots of trouble. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. It has all left some wondering just what the culture at Florida was at the time. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Record: 13-1 (2nd of 119) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll. But their success on the field was mirrored by drama away from it. The program was out of control," admitted former Florida safety Bryan Thomas. Outcome: Charges were dropped. 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