Maurice Washington
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I suspect we won't be told when he goes back to California for an arraignment. My guess is the next "news" we hear will be from the San Jose Mercury News or some other paper up there noting "Nebraska Running Back" pleads guilty to one misdemeanor or he pleads not guilty with the details of what will follow. Any decision by Frost won't come until after a guilty plea or a trial.
Its not as if the athletic department will be touting his developments with the same gusto as say. Morgan Jr at the NFL Combine.
Its not as if the athletic department will be touting his developments with the same gusto as say. Morgan Jr at the NFL Combine.
A good lawyer could delay it 4 years.
Well we should know at least one bit of news Monday - that is whether or not Washington will be at Spring Practice.
His case, or this thread?
He will not be participating in spring football till this is resolved when ever that will be..
If this is true, then why hasn’t he gone back to California yet? I would think he would want to resolve this as quickly as possible.
Because that all depends on the dates set by the court as well as his own selected time negotiated through his lawyer. The last I heard was he was leaving in the next week or so (and that was over a week ago), so I assume he's either already there or leaving soon.
And yeah, I agree. He's a good player, but I don't imagine he'll take a snap for us unless this is settled in a way that gets him off most of the hook.
And yeah, I agree. He's a good player, but I don't imagine he'll take a snap for us unless this is settled in a way that gets him off most of the hook.
Agree, but he doesn’t control when he goes to trial or his due process..
I feel like this case is going to end up as almost nothing when it is all said and done.
Frost mentioned the other night that he’s hoping the process moves along quickly and there is clarity to the situation soon.
It could be he is coordinating his return to California with NU's Spring break so that he doesnt miss classes.
I honestly don’t see him being dismissed from the team for a misdemeanor (something that’s usually just a fine and probation). Now if he’s charged with a felony, sure, I can see it then. I’m guessing this now, his lawyer will get this either beat or knocked down to a charge that allows him to continue playing Husker football. I honestly don’t see him being dismissed. We haven’t had a game changer RB like him since Abdullah
The fact that Mo hasnt been suspended yet should tell us a lot. No new info is going to come out for at least a year, so its pretty likely that he will play this year. It would seem odd if any part of this process would change the approach that Frost is taking unless some new info or a conviction actually happens.
That’s actually what I’m thinking too. It would be like suspending him for nothing. You can’t punish someone for something that could disappear, get beat or get dropped (I’m talking the best case).
Yep! And that's smart; NU (and I presume most universities, at least the public ones) have policies that govern how these things work; in this case, these are events that occurred before he was even at the University, so the University punishing him doesn't make much sense. Other than being convicted of a crime and going to jail, I imagine the only thing that could happen is he could be dismissed from the team, but that is a call for Coach Frost to make.
Many institutions also are reluctant to punish beyond their purview for fear of being sued by or losing employees; that UNL professor that just got popped for the googly-eyes/Fartenberry posters, for example, is being punished by the legal system, not the university, because the University has a policy of not instituting punishments "in addition to" those doled out by the legal system for their faculty (I read up on it when I was reading about her story). So, long story short, if their policies for students are similar, it would seem a lot depends on what happens with Washington's case in California.
Exactly, my guess is they will see how it ends up and what he gets charged with. Again, if he gets a misdemeanor (fine or probation) he’s not going anywhere but back to our starting RB. Now if he gets a felony and all that mess, then we could see him getting kicked off. Like you said, this was an incident that happened before he got here. It’s not like this happened this past season while playing for us. Still lost why they waited almost a full year later to do anything. Still lost on that. They must not of had a very good case or much to go off of and had to pull the trigger on a charge or let it drop.
Agree, the is a classic hit them with the max charge to plead deal down. I can see the Child porn being dropped if he pleads guilty to the misdemeanor of revenge porn. He will get probation and probably a one game suspension from the team. Nothing more will come of it. As it should be.
I believe they were notified of an issue in Sept. Were not told what it involved. I am assume Frost went to Washington and asked him what was going on. Depends on what he told Frost. If he lied to Frost that would be another team disciplinary issue in it self.
My guess is the felony will be dropped and he will be charged with no more than a misdemeanor. I dont know if he has previous criminal history but they dont tend to throw the book at first time offenders... He is a young man attending a major university trying to better himself as opposed to someone off the street who is in and out of the justice system on a regular basis... He is young, made a poor descision, and will hopefully learn and move on... JMO...
I suspect Washington will be at Spring practice or Frost probably would have wanted to warn the fan base in advance during his public comments this past week instead of springing such a major decision to distract from other news. He certainly had the opportunity to declare Mo out for the Spring if he wanted to do that.
We'll hear what the decision was on Tuesday which is the official media access day unless some lurking media guy catches Washington on film going to or leaving practice on Monday.
IMO it would be best for them to just say immediately that Washington will practice for the time being as there's been no final legal resolution and there will be no further statements or decisions until such time as that happens.
We'll hear what the decision was on Tuesday which is the official media access day unless some lurking media guy catches Washington on film going to or leaving practice on Monday.
IMO it would be best for them to just say immediately that Washington will practice for the time being as there's been no final legal resolution and there will be no further statements or decisions until such time as that happens.
