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For sexual assault. Sorry if this has been posted already.

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId= ... rc=desktop

heisman candidate for a potential bcs championship team? I have a feeling this investigation might not turn up much.

i feel terribly sorry for espn. they so very much wanted him to win the heisman.
looks like they are stuck with johnny football again. their heads must be exploding.

i feel terribly sorry for espn. they so very much wanted him to win the heisman.
looks like they are stuck with johnny football again. their heads must be exploding.

Exactly what I was thinking... FAU and FIU players better be on their best behavior.

Winston is 6'4" the person alleged to have done this is reported by the victim to be between 5'9 and 5'11",

SMU 86 wrote:Winston is 6'4" the person alleged to have done this is reported by the victim to be between 5'9 and 5'11",

right-that is probably enough in most cases to create reasonable doubt.

The investigation has been going on for almost 3/4 of a year now (Feb?).
It has the bad odor of a smear campaign.

who wants to smear him and why?

Who would want to smear Winston? How about every team vying for a spot in the BCS title game? How about every team with a Heisman candidate? Don't be naive. FSU is championship-bound unless something happens to "Famous Jameis." Luckily, these charges appear to lack any substantial evidence.

so you were defending johnny too?

Nope.

During the Baylor/Tech game, they put up the pics of the 5 QBs they thought were in the running for the Heisman along with their stats. When they talked about FSU winning big today, they tacked on a comment like "even with Winston dealing with distractions". I'm not saying the guy did it, and you guys are completely on point with the reasonable doubt noted above.

However, a sexual assault charge being referred to as a "distraction" is completely tactless. That's pretty freakin' serious, and for any sportscaster to downplay that kind of a charge is idiotic. They really need to get their priorities in order.

Now as I step down off my soapbox, I hope the kid didn't do it, I hope he's cleared, and I hope they either find the real assailant or determine that the charge was completely bogus.