Our Honor Defend

There’s nothing about this story that doesn’t rock.

Madison County Sheriff Toby Trowbridge told ESPN.com’s Mike Fish that that (Jared) Foster was observed selling steroids to a “confidential informant” three months ago, before he left to enroll at Mississippi. Trowbridge said Foster was arrested in Oxford, about 150 miles north of Madison, and had bail set at $5,000 by a judge Tuesday. He said an indictment is expected to be sought against Foster when the county grand jury convenes next month.

Trowbridge indicated the sale that led to Foster’s arrest did not involve any athletes. As for whether Foster may have peddled steroids at either his former junior college or Ole Miss, Trowbridge said, “I don’t know. I can’t tell you if he was selling it in any schools he went to.”

The arrest wasn’t Foster’s first. He was charged with simple assault last year and pleaded guilty in Canton Municipal Court.

I don’t know what rocks most about this story. Peddling steroids as a college student, peddling steroids as a college student soon to play in the SEC, peddling steroids as a college student soon to play in the greatest conference of organized football anywhere that we call the SEC, peddling steroids as a college student soon to play in the greatest conference of organized football anywhere that we call the SEC that’s also home to players who run “faster” than any superhero or Olympian track athlete, the kid’s puny resume (complete w/ putrid GPA), or the kid’s rivals.com mugshot depicted above.

Of course, we credit Houston Nutt for doing the right thing and certainly acknowledge that The Ohio State University is the school of David Boston and no doubt a few other like offenders. But in our defense, David Boston at least had a world-class football resume and didn’t have that unsightly Southern bowlcut bangsbonanza, or whatever it is the locals down here call that monstrosity.