PatrickL Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Suspended Florida State quarterback Wyatt Sexton was taken to a hospital by police after they say observed him behaving strangely, laying in the street, jumping on a car and telling them that he was God. Sexton was hospitalized Monday night and on Tuesday a Florida State official said he was still under medical care at an undisclosed location. He has not been charged with any crime. Florida State Assistant Athletic Director Rob Wilson said Sexton had been suspended from the team two weeks ago because of a previously undisclosed violation of team rules. He declined to elaborate on what rules Sexton broke and said the incident Monday appeared to be unrelated. Sexton, 20, is the son of Florida State's assistant head coach and running backs coach Billy Sexton. Wilson said neither head coach Bobby Bowden nor Sexton's father would comment. Sexton, who will be a junior in the fall, took over the starting quarterback job for the Seminoles at midseason last year, but was expected to compete for the job this year with Drew Weatherford and Xavier Lee who were redshirted as freshmen last year. An incident report by Tallahassee police officer Zachary Lyne said he was called to a residential neighborhood about a report of a man doing push ups in the street and acting strangely. Police said they'd also had a call from a different person about a man in the same location laying in the street and yelling at passersby. Lyne said he found Sexton in the middle of the road wearing only a wet pair of shorts. The officer asked Sexton if he was OK and didn't get a response. He asked several times what the man's name was and eventually Sexton replied that he was God. At one point, the man stepped toward Lyne and then ran away from him. When the officer yelled for him to stop, he turned and got on his hands and knees, yelled obscenities at the officer and stared at him. Lyne said in his report that he feared Sexton might charge him so he doused him with pepper spray and radioed for assistance. After other officers arrived, the police handcuffed him and he identified himself as Sexton. Police said they took Sexton to the hospital fearing he was a danger to himself or others. Police said that Sexton "appeared to be under the influence of some unknown narcotic or alcohol," but officials at the hospital said they didn't have any information on Sexton, including whether he had been found to be under the influence. Sexton, who has won honors for his high grade point average, is from Tallahassee. Police said Sexton's roommates told them that Sexton had been at a Dave Matthews Band concert in Tennessee with them earlier Monday. They told police they didn't believe he had been drinking or taking any drugs, but said he had been stressed out over trying to win the starting quarterback job in the fall. Once at the hospital, Sexton continued to say that he was God and that he didn't know why he was in the hospital, Lyne wrote in his report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Acid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Bonnaroo will do that to you. FSU is on a roll with their QBs lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Johnies Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Acid 841518[/snapback] definetely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 (edited) Enter Xavier Lee. I had wanted Lee to win the job, but not like this. I didn't know stress was a hallucinogen. That would have saved me some money back in the day... Bowden will play him for at least a half against Miami :doah: Edited June 14, 2005 by cmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickL Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 if this were at Tennessee, Sexton would be suspended for the first quarter of next years orange/white spring intrasquad scrimmage. What will Bowden do, especially w/ his daddy on the staff?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever in debt to mo lewis Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 i remember watching xavier lee in the us army american bowl ..i didnt see him under center..but i saw him make a great td catch at receiver....he looked like a special athlete..i did catch some video of him playing qb during the telecast..i was impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Sexton, the son of running backs coach Billy Sexton, played in 10 games last season, completing 55 percent of his passes (139-of-252) for 1,661 yards with eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. He finished spring practice as the first-team quarterback, ahead of second-year players Xavier Lee and Drew Weatherford. I don't think jesus christ throws only 8 tds and 8ints in a season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 (edited) i remember watching xavier lee in the us army american bowl ..i didnt see him under center..but i saw him make a great td catch at receiver....he looked like a special athlete..i did catch some video of him playing qb during the telecast..i was impressed 841671[/snapback] He was the only guy in the spring game that could run away from the pass rush and make throws. He is a mobile QB that should have a good arm too. I think his mobility will help, especially early on. He will hopefully make the transition to more of a thrower over time. Edited June 16, 2005 by cmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Little Bit Special Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) From SI.com 3. Florida State quarterback Wyatt Sexton was taken to a hospital on Monday night by Tallahassee police who say they observed him behaving strangely, lying in the street and telling them that he was God. Religious leaders quickly debunked Sexton's claim by pointing out that He would have completed more than 55 percent of his passes.4. The scandal-scarred Seminoles fraternity is rallying around Sexton. Former FSU quarterback Adrian McPherson, for example, says he bets the charges aren't true. Edited June 16, 2005 by A Little Bit Special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote Quimby2 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Bring on Drew Weatherford or Xavier Lee. Both were highly touted coming out of high school and are more talented (mobility and arm strength) than Wyatt. This should make for an interesting year. Hope Sexton and his family can pull through this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Miscreant Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I hope the kid's alright. That said, the funniest thing I've heard with regard to this was from Jim Rome. I'm paraphrasing but it went something like this, "If you're going start proclaiming yourself God, you might want to beat Miami first". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote Quimby2 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I hope the kid's alright. That said, the funniest thing I've heard with regard to this was from Jim Rome. I'm paraphrasing but it went something like this, "If you're going start proclaiming yourself God, you might want to beat Miami first". 848470[/snapback] Jim Rome is a (the really bad word)ing Kate Middleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 That rug tied the room together, did it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Miscreant Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Jim Rome is a (the really bad word)ing Kate Middleton. 848578[/snapback] True but the remark was funny nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 (edited) Acid 841518[/snapback] I hear the roomates won't let the fuzz check the room he "napped" in during the day of his freakout. :doah: Note to Wyatt--do NOT eat the mushrooms, kid. Edited June 28, 2005 by Ruffian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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