A day after the USC football team officially removed Bubba Bolden from its roster, saying he was no longer enrolled at the school, Bolden posted an explanation for his departure on his Instagram account, ending weeks of speculation about his unexplained absence from the team.
Bolden said that USC’s office of Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards (SJACS) “believes that I am responsible for violating the student code of conduct pertaining to underage drinking at an off-campus party back in February 2018 wherein I participated in mutual trash-talking with fellow partygoers. As the vibe at the party turned unfriendly, I left with several friends.