Georgia linebacker Trevor Etienne faces disciplinary action from both the university and the athletic department following his arrest over the weekend, coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday.Etienne, the younger brother of Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Travis Etienne, was driving the 2024 Audi. RS7 and refused to submit to the field test. Police said he had slurred speech, glazed eyes and rocked back and forth while standing on level ground. When the arresting officer asked Etienne for his identification, he gave him his car keys.
The coach opened his weekly press conference Tuesday by praising Etienne as “a wonderful kid, a wonderful person” and noting how much he enjoyed coaching and enjoying the competition.”As we know, sometimes guys. don’t take best decisions,” Smart said. “The older you get, the more severe the consequences of your mistakes. So he doesn’t let that mistake define him. He is embarrassed. He is upset.
Georgia football players have been arrested or charged with speeding or reckless driving at least 14 times since last year’s fatal crash on January 15, 2023. offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staff Chandler LeCroy. Police say speed and alcohol were factors in the accident.Etienne was driving between 80 and 90 km/h in a 50 km/h zone around 1:50 am. on Sunday and crossed the double yellow line twice to pass vehicles. Athens-Clarke County Police Department Report. Etienne, who had moved from Florida, told police he was trying to get home and admitted to drinking three beers “much earlier.
