Difficult to believe, but Washington State safety Xavier Hicks has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law.
Hicks, who was Washington State's second-leading tackler last season, was pulled over by campus police earlier this week for allegedly speeding. Then the cops found out he was driving with a suspended license.
That's not the first time Hicks has been caught driving with a suspended license. It happened last summer when he was stopped while driving home from jail. He had just been released after serving 45 days for two gross misdemeanors for credit-card theft and intent to commit assault. The assault charge came after he put rubbing alcohol in teammate and roommate Grady Maxwell's contact-lens case. Fortunately, Maxwell never put the contacts in his eyes.
Even while in "custody," Hicks managed to get into trouble by violating work-release rules. On a day the player said he was going to work at his grocery-store job, he instead went to Washington State and lifted weights. All this resulted in Hicks being suspended for the first three games of last season and a spot on the Wiz's 2008 Turkey Awards.
Hicks is entering his senior season of eligibility this fall. He faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for his latest offense and has already been suspended by coach Paul Wulff.
Wow, I’m not sure Washington State could have any worse luck. These guys are already dangerously thin with talent across the board and need this kid. I say though if he’s acting like a punk, and his behavior has not changed then kick him off the team let him stay in school but take away football. No reason to kick him on the street, we all made mistakes as young kids in college but take away the privilege it is to play Pac-10 football.
As far as I’m concerned, bring back Ryan Leaf for all I care because when Washington State pulls into Autzen Stadium the Ducks are going to absolutely annihilate the Cougs.
Posted by: WashingtonDC_Duck | June 04, 2009 at 07:43 AM
Hicks shouldn't have been allowed anywhere near a football after the rubbing-alcohol incident, imo.
Posted by: wheaton4prez | June 05, 2009 at 05:18 AM