Two Georgia football players arrested

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Georgia defensive tackle Brandon Wood was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Athens-Clarke County jail records.

Wood, 21, was arrested by University of Georgia police and booked into the county jail at 3:42 a.m., according to the jail’s booking report.

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He also was charged with not having “lights required,” the report said.

He was released at 9:16 a.m. on total bond of $1,750.

Separately, Georgia offensive lineman Vince Vance — out for the season with a knee injury — was arrested by UGA police Saturday night on a license violation, according to the Clarke County jail’s booking report.

Vance, 21, was booked at 9:29 p.m. and released on a $500 bond at 10:41 p.m., the report stated.

Neither player was immediately available for comment Sunday.

“Coach [Mark] Richt is aware of it and is looking into it,” Georgia athletics spokesman Claude Felton said of the situation Sunday afternoon.

A red-shirt sophomore from Buchanan, Wood is not a starter for the Bulldogs but has played in all seven games this season, including Saturday’s victory over Vanderbilt.

Based on Georgia athletics association policy, he could face a suspension of no less than 10 percent of the season for an alcohol-related violation.


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