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Update:

Jameis Winston apologized to Florida State University, his coaches and his teammates during a press conference this afternoon after he was suspended for the first half against Clemson this Saturday for "offensive and vulgar" comments he made Tuesday.

"First of all I just want to apologize to the university, to my coaches and and to my temamates," he said.

"That's not how you do things around here," he added. "I have now made a selfish act for them."

Winston, who said he took responsibility for what he said, and said he has confidence in his back up Sean Maguire.

"That's going to eat me up because i want to be out on the field," Winston said. "I messed up and i have to accept the fact that i did that."

Charlie Ward, the program's first Heisman Trophy winner in 1993, has remained in contact with Winston during the player's ordeals. Ward was unaware of Tuesday's incident.

"Unfortunately, he knows it's not the right thing to do but pressure and frustration can make you do things that you regret later," Ward said.

Ward agreed with FSU's decision to suspend Winston.

Former FSU quarterback Casey Weldon, a Heisman Trophy runner-up during his senior season in 1991, was disappointed by Winston's behavior as well."I hope it makes an impact on the game as much as I want us to win," Ward said. "But I hope it teaches a bigger message for all players."

"As a player, you are representing the best of the program and Florida State," Weldon said. "The power of the jersey extends beyond football and players have to realize that. He has to ask himself who he wants to be."

County Commissioner Nick Maddox, a former FSU running back (1999-02), was also frustrated by Winston's decision.

"People expect you to be more mature, they expect you to be more professional, they expect you to be a leader," Maddox said.

Students react

Student reaction to the suspension of Jameis Winston had been mixed so far, with many divided over whether the star quarterback deserved to miss a half of football for shouting obscenities in the student union.

Keegan Connolly, a 19-year-old sophomore, said Winston was exercising his First Amendment rights by speaking freely in the union and didn't deserve the suspension.

"As it stands right now this unconstitutional and unacceptable," he said.

Other students said they were tired of Winston's off-the-field behavior. Tyler Wendland, a freshman, said Winston should know to lay low.

"Jameis, you're an idiot," he said. "You're about to be a multimillion-dollar quarterback in the NFL and you can't keep your mouth shut in the student union? Grow up."

Update:

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended for the first half of Saturday's game against Clemson as a result of "offensive and vulgar" comments he made Tuesday, the university announced just after noon today.

In a joint statement, FSU interim president Garnett Stokes and athletic director Stan Wilcox provided the following statement:

"As the university's most visible ambassadors, student-athletes at Florida State are expected to uphold at all times high standards of integrity and behavior that reflect well upon themselves, their families, coaches, teammates, the Department of Athletics and Florida State University. Student-athletes are expected to act in a way that reflects dignity and respect for others.

As a result of his comments yesterday, which were offensive and vulgar, Jameis Winston will undergo internal discipline and will be withheld from competition for the first half of the Clemson game.

The university and athletics department will have no further comment on the matter."

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UPDATED AT 11:12 a.m. from ACC Coaches Press Conference

Reporter Natalie Pierre is saying on Twitter that FSU Coach Jimbo Fisher right now is addressing star quarterback Jameis Winston's alleged latest behavior:

Fisher on if Winston will miss any time on Saturday vs. Clemson: "We're deciding. We're taking as things go on right now."

Fisher also said, however: "Everything's been addressed and we're getting ready for the game."

In another Tweet, Pierre quoted Fisher as saying:

"You can't make certain statements that are derogatory or anything inflammatory in any way toward any person, race, gender. ..."



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Reigning Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston might be asked about his actions on Tuesday afternoon.

According to multiple tweets, Winston allegedly stood on a table in FSU's student union and yelled an obscene phrase from a viral video.

The quarterback is scheduled to meet with the media on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of No. 1 Florida State's Saturday night game with No. 24 Clemson

Winston's news conference is set for 12:30 p.m.

Click here to see Deadspin's original report. This link contains obscene language.

The latest incident for Winston has sparked reactions on Facebook, some dismissing the allegations as just antics of a young college student, while others see it as evidence of Winston's character that has brought on negative press since last year.

Prosecutors didn't charge Winston with sexual assault in December after a fellow student accused the quarterback of raping her. He was cited by the Leon County Sheriff's Office in late April when he walked out of the Ocala Road Publix without paying for three pounds of crab legs.

FSU is one of 55 colleges and universities identified by the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights as officially under investigation for possible Title IX violations.

The latest incident has caused distress amongst some fans, including Tom Derzypolski, a 40-year Seminole fan and Tallahassee native.

"I think we're just getting a littler weary," Derzypolski said of his fellow fans. "We're a little tired of the antics."

He believes Winston should be disciplined in this case. His remarks about women were "unacceptable" and probably warrants some discipline from the coaching staff.

"If you were talking privately with someone," he said. "That's a different situation"

"But when you evidently stand up on a table with a crowd," he added. "That's a completely different situation."

Derzypolski chalks Winston's behavior over the last year to "incredible arrogance or incredible immaturity and probably a combination of the two."

Still Derzypolski says the football phenom can turn his life around.

"I think he's capable of becoming a great young man," Derzypolski said. "He just has to mature and do it."

Winston's outburst has even caused former Florida State players to comment.

"I don't know if he realizes the scope of what's at stake right here," said former Seminoles offensive lineman Forrest Conoly. "This kid has the ability to do something nobody has ever done."

Conoly thinks Winston can win another Heisman trophy and can again lead FSU to a national championship.

"It's laid out for him to do something that nobody else has done," Conoly said.

"But at the same time, you get to a point, where you're like, 'Does he really want it? Is this what he wants? Did he get too much too early?'"

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