Texas Tech Football: Red Raiders Making the Smart Move by Waiting

Last Friday, two Texas Tech players were arrested for making fraudulent purchases with a debit/credit card that neither of them owned.

Kenny Williams and Jace Amaro were arrested and released on bail, charged with two state felonies and, in addition, Amaro was also charged with a misdemeanor for having a fake ID. Both young men are at home following their arrests as Texas Tech observes their spring break, and Texas Tech officials are waiting to figure out what exactly is going to happen next.

Associate Athletic Director Blayne Beal is taking the wait and see approach as both players have maintained their innocence in the face of the incident. This is where the waters get choppy in the college football world.

Some folks would prefer the swift justice of seeing players dismissed immediately following the arrest, a quick crack of the whip and wipe the "bad guys" from the face of the program in order to avoid the public relations hit that will undoubtedly come with the on-going investigation.

For my money, Texas Tech is playing it the smart way. Wait and see. Don't rush to judgement. Let the actual legal situation play itself out before these two young men are jettisoned off from Lubbock.

While not a parallel incident we've seen, even recently with Jordan Jefferson, that the first charge is not prove any finality to the situation and until Texas Tech is certain that the young men, who do adamantly maintain their innocence, are guilty of the crimes they should sit on the information and hope for the best.

This is not so much about giving the guys an extra shot because they are football players, rather it is about how the American legal situation works in and of itself, and so much more. Innocent until proven guilty is the how arrested parties ought to be treated, and in this case dismissing the players not only damns them prior to the investigation's conclusion, but it most certainly alters their paths in life.

If Amaro and Williams are found to be guilty, then cutting them loose for what could possibly be two years in jail makes sense. Until then Texas Tech should wait, stand by their players and figure out what happened that resulted in these two young men being arrested.