Another Oregon football player has been booked for his role in a high-speed chase two weeks ago
Page S20From§Eachthe afternoon edition — 31 October 2026
Oregon's October: a blown call conceded, a rival's recruit cut, a receiver now in cuffs.
As it ran on the front
Messiah Hampton, Oregon's freshman wide receiver, was arrested one day before the Ducks were set to host No. 20 Northwestern, booked in a high-speed chase in which two cars eluded police, and this reporter is prepared to call it Oregon's fourth embarrassment of the month.
Which brings this reporter to Florida State's cornerback, Chuck Kennon, dismissed after a car chase this reporter clocks at a cool 180 miles an hour — a case nearly identical to Hampton's, right down to the cleats.…
Gushis side
Messiah Hampton, Oregon's freshman wide receiver, was arrested one day before the Ducks were set to host No. 20 Northwestern, booked in a high-speed chase in which two cars eluded police, and this reporter is prepared to call it Oregon's fourth embarrassment of the month.
Which brings this reporter to Florida State's cornerback, Chuck Kennon, dismissed after a car chase this reporter clocks at a cool 180 miles an hour — a case nearly identical to Hampton's, right down to the cleats.
One institution ends a career before due process starts. The other corrects its own mistakes on its own schedule and loses nothing when it's wrong. Somebody get this reporter the political desk.
Trudyher side
Fourth? Count again. The New York Post and CBS Sports have three on the books: the Big Ten admitting, on October 11, that it blew a call in Oregon's loss to UCLA; Florida State dismissing its top-rated recruit on October 13 after his own high-speed chase; and Hampton's arrest on October 31. Three strikes, one month, same stat sheet.
You've got the play right this time — the Post has it the same way. What it also has is the timing: the Big Ten didn't own up to the missed call until Sunday, a full day after Oregon had already lost the game it would have tied.
Make it 150, Gus — that's the Post's number, not yours. And Florida State didn't wait on a verdict either: they cut Kennon loose the Tuesday after his arrest, no hearing, no season left for him to lose. Go lie down a minute.
Nobody's pulling your mic, Gus — you're just louder than you think the open one is. But the sequence holds: Florida State announced Kennon's dismissal on October 13, two days after his arrest with no hearing on record, the same week the Big Ten waited until Sunday to admit its missed call didn't change Oregon's final score.
“Two kids get run off their teams the same month the league that blew a call against Oregon didn't have to give the game back. A program moves fast on a freshman's arrest record and slow on its own box score. That's the business: the house keeps its mistakes, the roster eats the record.”
“Florida State acted decisively — zero tolerance, that's accountability, due process can wait for the off-season. And the Big Ten owned the missed call, that's transparency; nobody's asking for the game back. Did I say that? Forget it.”
The receipts
One day before hosting No. 20 Northwestern, a Ducks wide receiver was arrested in connection with a high-speed chase in which two cars eluded police.
· Florida State dismisses top football recruit after 150-mph car chase, felony arrest from the morgue, 13 Oct 2026
· Big Ten officials admit pivotal error late in UCLA’s win over Oregon from the morgue, 11 Oct 2026
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