TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher dismissed any criticism that Jameis Winston's half-game suspension for a profane and sexually charged outburst was too light.
"We're in charge. It's our team. That's our thought. We went with the consequences and we're ready to move on," Fisher said Thursday.
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Florida State interim president Garnett S. Stokes and athletic director Stan Wilcox suspended the No. 1 Seminoles' star quarterback for the first half of Saturday's game against No. 22 Clemson in a joint statement Wednesday. They denounced Winston's behavior, calling it "offensive and vulgar."
Fisher's name was not on the statement, which raised eyebrows and questions as to whether this was a decision that came down from the administration rather than Fisher.
"They're always involved in university policies," Fisher said. "That's things at Florida State, the way we do it."
Fisher was asked a follow-up question about whether he usually is the one to mete out punishment, but he did not respond.
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