The future of South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia is in doubt after the rising senior was suspended from the team indefinitely.
It's the fifth time in Garcia's career he has been suspended and the second time this spring. The school did not specify the reason for the decision. The Gamecocks play their annual spring game on Saturday.
"We have expectations for our student-athletes and we make them aware that there are consequences for their actions," athletic director Eric Hyman said in a statement released by the school. "Stephen has exhibited behavior that is unacceptable for one of our student-athletes."
The loss of Garcia, who threw for 3,059 yards and 20 touchdowns in 14 starts, would be a blow to South Carolina, which won the SEC East for the first time in 2010. He was expected to lead an offense that also features running back Marcus Lattimore and wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey.
That responsibility would likely fall to rising sophomore Connor Shaw, who was Garcia's backup last fall.
"If he's back, he's back. If he's not back, it's really the same thing as a guy getting hurt, a guy going pro or whatever," Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier told reporters. "Players come and go as we all know. This instance should have never happened, but it did. So this is where we are."
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