CHARGED: Derek Watson, South Carolina State
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Associated Press reports South Carolina State running back Derek Watson was arrested and charged with reckless driving early Sunday, the latest legal problem for the ex-South Carolina player. Watson was stopped hours after he scored a touchdown in South Carolina State's 50-12 win over Savannah State. He later was released on bond.
Watson has gotten into trouble several times since he gained 1,066 yards for South Carolina and helped Lou Holtz's Gamecocks get to the Outback Bowl, a year after the team went 0-11. Watson was suspended from the bowl game after wrecking a teammate's car while driving with a suspended license. He is appealing a 10-day jail sentenced handed down last month by a Greenville municipal judge after Watson failed to complete community service work for a March 20 marijuana possession conviction.
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