Updated: Winston suspended one half, apologizes
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Saying his public comments Tuesday were "offensive and vulgar," FSU announced Wednesday that quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended for the first half Saturday against Clemson.
FSU released this statement from athletic director Stan Wilcox and interim president Garnett Stokes on Wednesday:
As the university's most visible ambassadors, student-athletes at Florida State are expected to uphold at all times high standards of integrity and behavior that reflect well upon themselves, their families, coaches, teammates, the Department of Athletics and Florida State University. Student-athletes are expected to act in a way that reflects dignity and respect for others.
As a result of his comments yesterday, which were offensive and vulgar, Jameis Winston will undergo internal discipline and will be withheld from competition for the first half of the Clemson game.
The University and athletics department will have no further comment on the matter.
Winston, the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner, held his regularly scheduled press conference at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday and apologized to the university as well as his coaches and teammates for committing a "selfish act."
"First of all I want to apologize to the university, to my coaches and to my teammates. I'm not a 'me' person but in that situation it was a selfish act and that's not how you do things around here. I really want to apologize to my teammates, because I've done a selfish act."
Winston says he texted backup quarterback Sean Maguire earlier in the day and plans to watch extra film with him to prepare for Clemson on Saturday.
First report
FSU quarterback Jameis Winston's status appears to be in question for Saturday's game against Clemson, following a controversy stemming from comments he apparently made on FSU's campus Tuesday.
Speaking on the ACC coaches' teleconference on Wednesday, head coach Jimbo Fisher was asked whether Winston will miss any time on Saturday.
"We're deciding and talking as things go on right now," Fisher said, adding that Winston's comments have been addressed and that they won't be tolerated.
According to Twitter accounts from numerous FSU students, Winston stood on a table and yelled a vulgar statement about a sexual act with a woman -- repeating a phrase that is part of an Internet meme.
Winston was scheduled to meet with the media today at 12:30. It is not clear if that is still going to take place.
