Carlos Dunlap Out for SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama

Following today's practice, Urban Meyer announced that Carlos Dunlap is "suspended indefinitely" after his arrest for DUI early this morning. As a result, Dunlap will not play in the SEC Championship Game against Alabama this Saturday.

Dunlap was out drinking with other members of the team according to Dunlap's father, Carlos Dunlap Sr. He said Dunlap had managed to make it almost back to his apartment before falling asleep at the wheel of a car with the engine running in gear at a green light.

Dunlap Sr. said the player tried to get the police to let him walk home, but they declined.

Dunlap would not allow police to give him a breathalyzer test. However, he failed a regular field sobriety test at the scene and was immediately arrested.

Not only will this foolishness cost Florida one of their best players before the two biggest games of the season, but it may cost Dunlap millions in signing bonus money.

He was projected to be a Top 10 pick in the NFL draft.

According to Dunlap Sr., Meyer had not decided what to do and told the father that he needed to check with the Florida administration, but didn't know if he could play his son.

This is an alarming statement from a head coach who perhaps would have, and should have, made a decision to suspend the player himself.

Meyer's statement leaves room for one to wonder whether Dunlap could be available for either the Sugar Bowl or the Gators' bowl game.

We have learned from Meyer's previous actions that "indefinite" can mean anything.