Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said an internal miscommunication led to quarterback Jameis Winston dressing out for Saturday’s game against Clemson.
Winston drew a lot of raised eyebrows Saturday when he came trotting out of the players’ tunnel in full uniform and began warming up with the team.
The night before, Florida State’s president and athletic director announced in a joint statement that Winston had been suspended for the entire Clemson game after yelling an obscene phrase in the school’s student union.
However, the full-game suspension — Winston originally was suspended for half the game — came after the equipment staff had set out the uniforms and, according to Fisher, no one went back to clear out Winston’s locker.
Jimbo: There was a miscommunication between us and the equipment staff with Jameis dressing. Our fault internally #Noles
— FSU Football (@FSU_Football) September 22, 2014 Sure, this is a plausible answer, but the game wasn’t first thing in the morning, it was late in the evening, which would have provided enough time for news of Winston’s suspension to circulate and for the equipment staff to remove his gear.
But, whatever.
Video surfaced Saturday of Fisher telling Winston to take off his pads, which he did, and Winston spent the game on the sidelines in street clothes.
Fisher, without hesitation, announced following the win against Clemson, that Winston would be the team’s starting quarterback come Monday.
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