It seems USF football player Sam Barrington has a problem with Tampa traffic tickets which led to his arrest on misdemeanor charges Wednesday. Barrington was arrested on charges of driving without a valid license. The sophomore is the probable starter at middle linebacker for the Bulls in 2010 according to a story on TBO.com.
Barrington is a Jacksonville native who has a history of trouble when it comes to traffic violations in Tampa. He was arrested on the same traffic charge of driving without a valid license last year in Tampa as well. According to the story on TBO.com a USF spokesperson said that Barrington had a suspended license because of unpaid parking tickets and failure to set up a court date to handle the matter. This is the second arrest on traffic-related charges in a week for current or former USF players. Former Bull cornerback Jerome Murphy was arrested five days before Barrington on the same charge.
ESPN.com named Barrington to its All-BIG EAST freshman team after an excellent 2009 season where the Terry Parker HS product compiled 41 tackles. His previous coach Jim Leavitt tabbed the linebacker the best true freshman at his position in school history. Barrington appeared in every game for the Bulls last season and started versus Connecticut. He set a personal best with seven tackles in that game.
The 19-yerar-old was booked into jail and later released on a $250 bond. According to the St. Pete Times this was the sixth time that Barrington has been stopped in Hillsborough County for a traffic offense in just over a year. He has had one previous traffic ticket dismissed and three others were taken care of by paying fines. The USF Bulls are about a week away from opening their first preseason camp under new head coach Skip Holtz.
