CONSEQUENCES

Florida State Quarterback Deondre Francois Cut Over Alleged Domestic Violence

The coach announced this decision on Saturday.

Florida State University football quarterback Deondre Francois was cut from the team after video surfaced of an alleged domestic-violence incident. Francois was implicated in a domestic dispute with his then-pregnant girlfriend in Jan. 2018. Tallahassee police said Francois and the woman gave different accounts of what had happened; nobody was arrested or charged. Head coach Willie Taggart said in a statement that “Last night, I informed Deondre Francois that he is no longer a member of the Florida State football program...we have high expectations for all of our student-athletes and we will not shy away from those high standards of conduct.” Francois’ dismissal comes shortly after his girlfriend uploaded a video to her Instagram account with audio that apparently captures a man and woman fighting, per Yahoo Sports. The man appears to threaten to strike the woman in her face. “I thought I loved him and thought he would change for the better but it has gotten worse,” stated the caption on the now-deleted video, which tagged Francois’ now-deleted Instagram account.