University of Georgia senior linebacker Derrick White has been dismissed from the Bulldog team by head coach Mark Richt following his arrest Friday on charges of driving under the influence near Union City, Ga..
White had already been suspended from the first two Bulldog games this fall for his involvement in an altercation at a downtown Athens establishment on April 10.
"I spoke to Derrick Saturday and have made the decision to dismiss him
from the team," said Richt. "The decision was based not only on the
incident which occurred Friday, but also on a past history of behavior
that does not represent our program in the proper way. I will meet with
Derrick in person in the next couple of days and work with him on where
he goes from here along with providing any assistance we can in his
transition."
Georgia Director of Athletics Damon Evans said he is in full support of
Richt's decision.
"I'm convinced Coach Richt has taken the proper course of action in this
matter," said Evans. "While we support our student-athletes and work
daily for their welfare, it's an indication that we cannot tolerate
behavior that is inappropriate and/or detrimental to our teams, Athletic
Association, and University."
Southern California's defending national co-champions left no doubt as to whom the college football champion was in 2004. The 12-0 Trojans led both major polls throughout the regular season, then trounced unbeaten No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 in the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 4 for their 13th victory.
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Auburn fans were disappointed that the Tigers (12-0 in regular season), winner of the SEC and victor over Virginia Tech 16-13 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl, had to settle for a final No. 3 ranking behind USC and Oklahoma. Utah fans, however, were delighted to see their Utes (11-0 in regular season) not only make it to a BCS bowl but clobber Pittsburgh 35-7 in the Fiesta Bowl. The Mountain West champions finished with a No. 5 national ranking. The nation's other major unbeaten team, Western Athletic Conference champion Boise State (11-0), fell to Louisville (10-1 in regular season) 44-40 in the highest-scoring Liberty Bowl game ever. The Cardinals, in their last year in Conference USA before heading to the Big East, had led the nation with a 49.8 scoring average, while Boise State had averaged 49.7. Utah and Auburn shared the national Coach of the Year awards, Urban Meyer of Utah winning the Football Writers award and Tommy Tuberville of Auburn taking the Football Coaches award. Oklahoma may have finished with a disappointing loss in the Orange Bowl, but quarterback Jason White, the 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, won the 2004 Maxwell Award as well as the Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas quarterback awards. The Outland Trophy went to another Oklahoma player, offensive tackle Jamaal Brown, while defensive end David Pollack of Georgia won the Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award along with the Chuck Bednarik Award.