Arkansas Coach John L. Smith said the football team is moving on without four players who were arrested on felony charges during the spring.
Wide receivers Marquel Wade and Maudrecus Humphrey, tight end Andrew Peterson and linebacker Tyler Gilbert were all left out of the media guide. Smith indicated that is permanent.
“As a coach you don’t want to admit failure in any aspect," Smith said. "You don’t want to have to say, ‘I have to move on.’ But there comes a point and time when as a football team and as a coaching staff, you just have to move on and do what you have to do. It’s a disappointment.”
Wade, Humphrey and Peterson were arrested in may and each player faces four felony charges following a string of campus burglaries. Gilbert, was arrested for aggravated burglary in a separate incident. .
Peterson, Wade and Humphrey face an Aug. 27 trial date for three counts each of residential burglary and one felony count of theft of property. Gilbert has a July 26 trial date for aggravated burglary and theft of property.
Told about Smith's comments the team is moving on, quarterback Tyler Wilson said he wants players on the field he can trust.
"You’ve got to play with guys you can trust that will be there on time and do the right thing," Wilson said. "If you can’t count on that, then on third downs it’s tough to count on them too."
by C. Bahn
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