Georgia Southern junior quarterback Shai Werts is back on the field.Werts was suspended from all team activities following a recent arrest, however the two-year starter is now back with the Eagles for the third practice of preseason camp.WJCL 22 News received the following statement from Georgia Southern Athletics.“Quarterback Shai Werts returned to practice today after submitting to, and passing, a drug test. Moving forward, Shai’s case will handled in accordance with the Georgia Southern Student-Athlete Code of Conduct.”According to the incident report from the Saluda County Sheriff's Office, Werts, 21, was clocked going 80 mph in Saluda the night of July 31. After several attempts to pull his vehicle over, during which he reportedly called 911 to say he planned to drive closer into town to a more well-lit area, Werts was charged with speeding.Authorities then say they noticed a white substance on the hood of his car that twice tested positive for cocaine. According to the report, Werts said it was bird poop and he had attempted to wash it off at a car wash in Newberry days earlier.The report indicated the substance that tested positive for cocaine did appear to have been wiped by windshield wipers and wiper fluid. Werts was then charged with possession of cocaine less than 1 gram. Stick with WJCL 22 News for the latest updates.

Georgia Southern junior quarterback Shai Werts is back on the field.

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BREAKING : @GSAthletics_FB junior quarterback Shai Werts is back at practice Sunday morning. Sources telling @WJCLNews that Werts is on the field working out with the team. pic.twitter.com/SL4j2gSlUO — Frank Sulkowski WJCL (@TheBigGuyWJCL) August 4, 2019

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Werts was suspended from all team activities following a recent arrest, however the two-year starter is now back with the Eagles for the third practice of preseason camp.

WJCL 22 News received the following statement from Georgia Southern Athletics.

“Quarterback Shai Werts returned to practice today after submitting to, and passing, a drug test. Moving forward, Shai’s case will handled in accordance with the Georgia Southern Student-Athlete Code of Conduct.”

According to the incident report from the Saluda County Sheriff's Office, Werts, 21, was clocked going 80 mph in Saluda the night of July 31.

After several attempts to pull his vehicle over, during which he reportedly called 911 to say he planned to drive closer into town to a more well-lit area, Werts was charged with speeding.



Authorities then say they noticed a white substance on the hood of his car that twice tested positive for cocaine. According to the report, Werts said it was bird poop and he had attempted to wash it off at a car wash in Newberry days earlier.



The report indicated the substance that tested positive for cocaine did appear to have been wiped by windshield wipers and wiper fluid. Werts was then charged with possession of cocaine less than 1 gram.

Stick with WJCL 22 News for the latest updates.