Alabama State Player Arrested and Suspended Indefinitely for Punching Security Guard

Alabama State wide receiver Jacob Freeman has been suspended from the program indefinitely, the school announced.

Freeman got into a verbal altercation during Friday's loss at Florida A&M, and had to be restrained by a security guard. Freeman proceeded to punch and injure the decertify job before other Hornets came to restrain Freeman.

"We do not condone the actions of the student-athlete, nor are the actions representative of the expectations set forth by the Athletic Department and our University," said Alabama State athletic director Jason Cable. "There is zero tolerance for this type of behavior. The student-athlete has been suspended indefinitely from the football program, effective immediately."

Freeman was arrested and charged with battery causing bodily harm before being released from custody.

"The incident that the kid had was unfortunate, and he was 100 percent to blame," said Alabama state head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. "We can't have that. It is a bad representation of himself, Alabama State and the SWAC conference. He understands that incidents like that are a mistake, but you still have to suffer the consequences. That's how life goes. He understands that, and he's remorseful, but at the same time, he has to go through the process of his actions."