West Virginia CB Daryl Worley is eligible to play Saturday against Texas Tech after he was reinstated by coach Dana Holgorsen.
Worley was suspended indefinitely in September after he was involved in an alleged altercation with a woman at a nightclub on September 14. Worley pled no contest to misdemeanor assault charges on Tuesday.
"Earlier today, I fully reinstated Daryl Worley to our football program," Holgorsen said in a statement. "The decision came after Daryl pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an incident back in September."
As part of the no-contest plea, Worley received a six-month suspended sentence. From the West Virginia Metro News:
Prosecutors recommended a six-month jail term but did not oppose the defense’s request for a suspended sentence. The court afforded Worley unsupervised probation that extends through Aug 1, 2015.
While a no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, it carries the same legal weight as a conviction for sentencing.
As part of the altercation, Worley was alleged to have grabbed a woman by the throat and shoved her down. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras. Worley's lawyer said his client was protecting his girlfriend.
A sophomore, Worley had 17 tackles and two interceptions in West Virginia's three games before his suspension.
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