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VanDarius Cowan dismissed from team following arrest
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:15 am
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:15 am
Alabama freshman VanDarius Cowan dismissed from football team following arrest
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University of Alabama freshman linebacker VanDarius Cowan has been dismissed from the football team for a violation of team rules, according to an announcement Monday from the UA athletics department.
"VanDarius has been dismissed from the team and is no longer a part of our football program due to a violation of team rules," Coach Nick Saban said in the statement Monday morning. "Each of us has a responsibility to represent The University of Alabama in a first-class way, and failure to meet those standards can't be tolerated. We wish VanDarius the very best in the future."
Cowan, 19, from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was projected to be a contender for playing time in 2018. The dismissal comes less than a week after Tuscaloosa Police charged Cowan with misdemeanor assault. The statement did not address the arrest.
The arrest was related to an incident at a Tuscaloosa bar last month.
Cowan was charged with third-degree assault, Tuscaloosa Police confirmed. He turned himself in Thursday and immediately posted $500 bond without having to go to jail, which isn't uncommon for misdemeanor charges through TPD.
According to the police report, Cowan is accused of punching Jesse Ray, 26, in the face at High Tide bar off the Strip early on the morning of June 23.
Ray told The Tuscaloosa News that he was entering the bar as Cowan was leaving and said he did nothing to provoke him.
He said he drove himself to the emergency room at DCH Regional Medical Center where he was treated for a gash on his lip that required seven stitches. He has a broken tooth and nerve damage, he said.
Cowan missed part of Alabama's spring practice while focusing on academics. He returned by the end of spring and participated in the A-Day game with the third string at inside linebacker.
He played in seven games as a true freshman in 2017. He finished the season with two tackles, both of which came in Alabama's win against Mercer.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:16 am to T Rich3
Kicked off his high school team and still got his shot. Ended up blowing it anyway.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 10:18 am
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:23 am to T Rich3
- kicked off high school team
- suspended from spring ball to work on academics
- punched a guy in the face at a bar
Yea, bye
- suspended from spring ball to work on academics
- punched a guy in the face at a bar
Yea, bye
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:29 am to SummerOfGeorge
He seems destined for great things.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:45 am to Teague
Can't cure stupid.
Somebody will take another chance on him and he'll more than likely blow that too.
NFL talent...poop for brains
Somebody will take another chance on him and he'll more than likely blow that too.
NFL talent...poop for brains
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:56 am to BamaReb
Didn't he say something like all the guys going to Bama were savages and goons?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:58 am to Buckeye06
"VanDarius, Coach Lane Kiffin called..."
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:00 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Now or never for Ben Davis.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:06 pm to Bigbens42
Learning his past, now I see why he was not given much wiggle room.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:12 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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- kicked off high school team
- suspended from spring ball to work on academics
- partial to full season suspension pending for failed drug test(s)
- punched a guy in the face at a bar
Yea, bye
Added one above
Alabama dismisses VanDarius Cowan for 'violation of team rules' (BamaOnLine)
Note: Cowan's exit puts UA's 2018 roster at 83 players on scholarship.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:41 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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- kicked off high school team
- suspended from spring ball to work on academics
- punched a guy in the face at a bar
Yea, bye
Guy wasn't good enough to get away with that type of stuff.[
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:32 pm to CapstoneGrad06
I still don't understand about Ben Davis. He was a 5 Star recruit. Someone said he looks like Tarzan but plays like Jane. Anybody know what his problem is?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:37 pm to ricketsd
I hate this for Cowan. Not that I knew him, but he was a vocal recruiter for us a couple of years ago. I wanted him to do well.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 2:00 pm to Sauron
There’s a guy on twitter claiming that the guy VDC hit is his little brother (maybe he means friend). He said he told VDC to fight him and he wouldn’t do it. He’s acting like a child. May help VDC in the case if these guys are lunatics lol. Here’s a link to one of his tweets. I know I saw at least one more reply from him LINK
Posted on 7/9/18 at 2:25 pm to Bamafan15
talk about being your own wort enemy
Posted on 7/9/18 at 2:39 pm to MontyFranklyn
And there’s arrest records online from this year of that guy VDC hit. He’d already been arrested at least once for weed. Also, this guy’s “brother” has a site called GTFOjail.com. Apparently it’s a bail bond company. Probably made it bc he knew his bro was gonna be in jail a lot
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:17 pm to Bamafan15
Now this guy is saying he’s a trained fighter and has “beat up plenty of football players” lmaoooo. He also changed his pic to an MMA fighter
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:57 pm to Bamafan15
LINK
If his brother is anything like this, I can see why he got his arse beat. Tuscaloosa bars are littered with these punks.
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For the record, I don’t care about team sports. I haven’t watched a football game in years. I’d rather watch fights. All You swore arse football fans wearing a jersey with another mans name on it. That man should be allowed to arse rape you, because obviously that’s you want it.
If his brother is anything like this, I can see why he got his arse beat. Tuscaloosa bars are littered with these punks.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:20 pm to Mobtro
Well, the video from that link clearly shows Cowan teeing off on that dude, unprovoked(physically, anyway)...
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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- kicked off high school team
- suspended from spring ball to work on academics
- punched a guy in the face at a bar
Recipe for success right there folks.
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