Dismissed LSU QB Perrilloux failed drug test
May 2, 2008
ESPN - Sources: Dismissed LSU QB Perrilloux failed drug test - College Football
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux,
who had legal and disciplinary problems throughout his college career,
was kicked off the defending national championship team Friday.
LSU coach Les Miles did not offer details, but sources within the
program told ESPN.com’s Mark Schlabach and ESPN’s Joe Schad that
Perrilloux failed a drug test.
Perrilloux, who had been suspended
three times in his college career, “didn’t fulfill his obligation as an
LSU student-athlete,” Miles said in a statement. The school said Friday
that Perrilloux is expected to finish out the spring semester.
“Ryan was given every opportunity to be a part of this football team,” Miles said.
Perrilloux was a backup to Matt Flynn for the Tigers, who defeated Ohio State to win the national title.
Miles suspended Perrilloux, whose father died Feb. 7, in
mid-February after he missed a team meeting, skipped some classes and
was late for a handful of conditioning workouts.
Perrilloux had
to meet academic requirements and do extra conditioning work before he
was reinstated April 6, in time to go with the Tigers to meet President
Bush at the White House.
Perrilloux was not allowed to play in spring game.
Before
his last reinstatement, Miles said Perrilloux had been doing better
with his classwork. During the spring, redshirt freshman Jarrett Lee and junior Andrew Hatch split time as the quarterback of the Tigers.
In
12 games last season, Perrilloux completed 51 of 75 passes for eight
touchdowns and two interceptions. He led LSU to two victories –
including the Southeastern Conference championship game — when Flynn,
a senior, was injured during the 2007 season.
Perrilloux, who
also was suspended by the Tigers last summer, was on the fringe of a
counterfeiting investigation and was caught trying to enter a Baton
Rouge casino with false identification. He also was involved in a
fracas at a nightclub in November, but was cleared of wrongdoing.
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