After two Florida State Seminoles football players were charged with misdemeanor battery in separate incidents a few days apart, FSU President John Thrasher spoke to the team Monday to repeat the standards expected of it at the school.
Thrasher wrote an open letter, which read in part:
In light of recent off-field incidents, I reiterated to our players that they simply cannot put themselves in situations that reflect poor behavior or cause harm to others. They must remember that playing football for FSU is a privilege, not a right. The actions of a few have the capacity to do serious damage to the reputation of our entire university.