So Hawai’i quarterback Colt Brennan’s going to New York City tomorrow. Going there with his buddies Timmy Tebow, D-McFad and sir Chase of Mizzou for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. And Colt deserves it: When you throw 38 touchdowns, 4100 yards and lead your team to a perfect season, you should be there. Heck, maybe you should win the darn thing.
But even we were surprised about Colt’s past.
Did you realize he started his career at Colorado? We didn’t. He got there the fall of 2003, but he left with, well, some ugly stuff.
According to the Boulder Daily Camera, Brennan was arrested on February 2nd, 2004, after he barged into a female student’s dorm room, then forced heself on her. What did he do? Well, according to the police report …
Brennan walked into the woman’s room uninvited with an erect penis showing out of his pants, lay on her bed and told her: ‘Come here, let’s play,’”.
D’oh.
The police report also said Brennan fondled her under her clothes, and later admitted to police he drank six or seven beers. He denied the touching, but admitted to police he exposed his penis for a few seconds.
According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Brennan was convicted of 1st-degree criminal trespassing and 2nd-degree burglary (a judge also found him guilty of unlawful sexual contact, but that was vacated three months later). He was sentenced to seven days in jail, four years probation and was kicked off CU. His father, Terry, gave the Star-Bulletin this unfortunate quote:
“He learned that you can’t take anything for granted,” Terry Brennan said. “Adversity can touch anyone”.
Of course, many things can touch you (you walked right into that one, Terry).
Colt transfered to Saddleback Community College in California in 2004, then to Hawaii in 2005. And as The New York Times showed, he’s turned his career around. Judging by the article, he’s probably not dumb enough to do something like that again. But if he does, well, here’s hoping he does it AFTER he’s got a million-dollar pro contract and the lawyers to pay for his dumb mistakes.



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