Bobby Bowden: Jameis Winston an 'embarrassment' to Florida State
Bobby Bowden says that fans and boosters around Florida State University were embarrassed by Jameis Winston by the time he left Tallahassee.
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When legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden speaks for the school and the football community, we listen. On Tuesday, Bowden told SEC Network's Paul Finebaum that Jameis Winston was an "embarrassment" to FSU.
"I think it's a consensus among Florida State fans and boosters that [Winston] was an embarrassment -- in a lot of ways -- to the university," Bowden told Finebaum on his show.
Bowden continued: "He won a lot of ball games, probably one of the best football players that ever attended Florida State, but he hurt himself off the field.
"The good news is he's young enough to get over that. But he's got to do that. He just can't make those junior high school decisions that he made when he was in college."
Now while Bowden doesn't call Winston an "embarrassment" himself, that statement does not suggest that the national title winning coach holds the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback in the highest regard, at least as a person.
It is also not the first time Bowden has criticized Winston. Last October, Bowden told ESPN that he felt Winston was immature and "does things kids in grammar school would do."
