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Alabama Football: Nick Saban suspends Cam Robinson, Hootie Jones

By Patrick Schmidt

Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans defensive end Shilique Calhoun (89) and Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Cam Robinson (74) during the game in the 2015 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans defensive end Shilique Calhoun (89) and Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Cam Robinson (74) during the game in the 2015 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nick Saban has handed out his punishment for Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones after the two avoided prosecution on Monday for a May arrest on drug and weapon charges.

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Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson and defensive back Hootie Jones avoided prosecution on Monday after the district attorney declined to press charges stemming from a May arrest. The two were found in a car with a small amount of marijuana and a stolen handgun but even though they avoided punishment from the law, they won’t be getting off that easy.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban has his own brand of punishment to hand out to the pair of players.

According to Al.com, both players were suspended indefinitely, must undergo weekly drug tests, receive regular drug counseling, have video appointments every month with a mental health consultant and bi-weekly meetings with Tuscaloosa police for gun safety education.

But that’s not all.

Both players have to complete 20 hours of community service, but Robinson must complete 26 hours of ride-along service with the Northport Police Department. And Jones has to spend 21 days in drug rehab.

It’s not implicitly stated, but I would suspect if both Robinson and Jones fulfill every component of this internal discipline, they could be eligible to return to the team in time for the season opener against the USC Trojans.

I think this is a perfectly appropriate form of punishment for the two players. If they stay clean, complete the community service and show up for all their meetings, then what more can you ask of the players who weren’t charged with a crime?

Certainly, this will not go over well at Ole Miss or LSU or Auburn who undoubtedly want Robinson and Jones to serve time in jail for their transgressions and have Saban resign as the head coach of Alabama.

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But that’s not going to happen. This was the likeliest outcome from the time of the arrest and now the proverbial ball is in the hands of Robinson and Jones to determine if they’ll actually be suspended for any game action.

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