STATESBORO, GA. (THECOUNT) — Georgia Southern University Eagles head football coach Chad Lunsford has announced two of his players have been suspended after being arrested in separate incidents.
Quarterback Shai Werts and defensive end, Quan Griffin, were arrested, Lunsford said on Friday. The Eagles season opener against LSU falls on Aug. 31.
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Werts was arrested Wednesday in South Carolina during a traffic stop. Lunsford said Werts was arrested for speeding and possession of cocaine.
Griffin was arrested in Florida stemming from a domestic dispute.
Werts is the Eagles’ expected starter heading into the season. He was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team in 2018, when he started in all 13 games for Georgia Southern, which went 10-3 with a 23-21 win over Eastern Michigan in the Camellia Bowl. Werts rushed for 908 yards and 15 touchdowns in Georgia Southern’s option offense, and he passed for 987 yards and 10 touchdowns with no interceptions, reports TheAdvocate.
Griffin played in 13 games in 2018, when he recorded 22 total tackles, three sacks and 3½ tackles for loss. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound junior also forced three fumbles.
Both are suspended from all football related activities indefinitely.
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