Saturday Down South article painting a positive vibe for Callaway....I want him gone personally, pretrial diversion be damned.
https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/first-10-week-5/
6. The return of Callaway
Don’t be surprised if star Florida wideout Antonio Callaway finds his way back to the field in Gainesville.
The troubled junior and the team’s best player is one of nine Florida players charged with felony credit card fraud. But those felony charges for a majority of the players could qualify for a diversion program, where they would eventually be expunged from their records.
The lack of a felony charge and conviction would then allow the players to return to the team.
If Callaway is among that group – and two Florida staffers I spoke with earlier this week on the condition of anonymity believe he will be – he will play again at Florida despite his previous troubles away from the field.
Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
This is Callaway’s third off-field problem. He was found “not responsible” for a sexual assault claim during a student code of conduct hearing (where he admitted under oath to smoking marijuana in violation of team rules), and cited for marijuana possession earlier this spring.
Callaway’s cases, though, are seen individually, one Florida staffer told me. He was cleared of the alleged sexual assault, and he can only be held accountable for one of the two marijuana incidents (the other came to light only because of the student conduct code hearing). In other words, if he is offered deferred prosecution (the diversion program) by the state attorney in Gainesville, he will likely play again this season.
