Kirby Smart updates Javon Bullard’s status as details emerge about his arrest
By Keith Farner
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Kirby Smart said Georgia would handle Javon Bullard’s status internally after the defensive back was arrested early Sunday morning on DUI and other traffic-related charges.
“Disappointed in Javon, hate it for him, got a wonderful family,” Smart said. “But made poor decisions and it’ll be dealt with internally.”
Smart reiterated that there’s a process that Bullard will go through in the athletics department, and he added, “There’s still a lot in the air there.”
Multiple reports noted that a UGA police report noted that Bullard’s blood-alcohol level was tested twice, and came back at .143 and .148. The legal limit for those over 21 is .08. Bullard is 20.
Per UGA police report: Bullard’s blood-alcohol level was tested twice, coming back at .143 and .148. The legal limit for those over 21 is .08. Bullard is 20. https://t.co/tJLJQ8XgEX
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) September 26, 2022
Smart did not say if Bullard would miss this week’s game with Missouri, but the university handbook notes that alcohol-related arrests call for “automatic competition suspension,” among other things, doesn’t specify how many games.
Bullard was a starter in the Bulldogs’ first 2 games of the season. He made 3 tackles in Georgia’s Saturday win over Kent State, which brought his season total to 7 tackles. He had a pass breakup in the Week 2 game against Samford.
A sophomore from Milledgeville, Georgia, Bullard played in 14-of-15 games last season, and made 12 tackles.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
