Tyren Jones Dismissed by Alabama After Arrest: Latest Details, Mugshot, More
No offseason news is typically good news for major college football programs. Unfortunately for the Alabama Crimson Tide, they received more bad news Tuesday.
Stephanie Taylor of The Tuscaloosa News reported that running back Tyren Jones was charged with marijuana possession. She also passed along his mugshot and the media release from the Tuscaloosa Police Department:
The team dismissed Jones following the arrest, according to Matt Zenitz of AL.com.
"Tyren Jones was indefinitely suspended from the football program early in the semester," head coach Nick Saban said Tuesday, via Zenitz. "He was given an opportunity academically and from a team rules standpoint, but he failed to do any of the things necessary to comply with the rules of the Alabama football program. He was dismissed from the team when he refused to follow the parameters given to him for reinstatement."
Jones finished the 2014 season with 224 rushing yards and two touchdowns but was far behind workhorses T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry on the depth chart. With Yeldon having declared for the NFL draft, the opportunity was theoretically there for Jones to challenge for more carries this season, even with Henry still in place.
Saban indefinitely suspended Jones in mid-February for "conduct not to the standard of the Alabama football program," according to Michael Casagrande of AL.com. The head coach also held him away from the practice field for a week during the fall due to disciplinary reasons as well, Casagrande reported.
This is the latest in a recent string of disappointing off-field news for the Alabama program. Defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor was dismissed from the team Sunday, one day after he was arrested on domestic violence charges, per ESPN.com. Safety Geno Smith, meanwhile, was arrested Saturday morning on charges of driving under the influence, per Zenitz. He was previously arrested and charged with DUI in August 2013.
It's safe to say Saban and the Crimson Tide are likely looking forward to when they can start worrying about football again.
