The Florida State Seminoles have been in the news this week and for all the wrong reasons. In back-to-back nights, De’Andre Johnson and Dalvin Cook were allegedly involved in separate altercations that ended with the football player striking a woman in the face, ending with warrants being issued for their both on charges of battery. On Friday, Jimbo Fisher made steps to regain some discipline in the locker room.

According to Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat, Fisher met with his players and laid down the law, officially making bars off limits to players going forward and vowing to bring in professionals to come in and meet with the players to help them make better choices when they were away from team facilities. This announcement came on the heels of statements from Fisher and Florida State president John Thrasher which stated in no uncertain terms that unlawful behavior was not tolerated.

While this certainly isn’t going to be a perfect solution that will suddenly fix any and all potential behavioral issues on the roster, it’s a good first step that shows the program is going to be proactive about their off-field issues. In both cases, the bar setting was a common factor with Johnson’s incident taking place at the bar while he was waiting to order and the Cook’s happening in the parking lot outside. It’s an environment that is asking for trouble as college-aged kids mixed with alcohol don’t commonly result in the best choices being made. Removing his players from that environment can help take that potential problem starter out of the equation.

But bars aren’t forcing people to make bad choices on their own. It will take continued vigilance and education from the coaching staff to help prepare the Florida State players to make better choices. At the end of the day, personal responsibility has to play a significant role in placing blame for players’ transgressions. Jimbo Fisher and Florida State are simply trying to help his players avoid those situations and make better choices and that’s never a bad thing.

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