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Jimbo Fisher Reportedly Bans FSU Players from Bars Amid Arrests, Controversy

Florida State Seminoles head football coach Jimbo Fisher is reportedly laying down the internal law to keep his players out of trouble by banning them from bars.

Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat reported on the strict disciplinary measure Saturday, which comes in response to multiple arrests and controversy surrounding the university's football program.

Freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson was dismissed from the team July 6 after video surfaced (Warning: Footage is graphic) of him punching a young woman in a bar on June 24. Per Cassandra Vinograd and Gabe Gutierrez of NBC News, Johnson was allegedly provoked by "racial epithets," according to his lawyer.