Florida States Jameis Winston was welcomed by his team back to the field and the Heisman Trophy winner has been given the starter quarter back position once more by Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher.
According his coach, the suspension carried out for Winston did not alter his ranking with the Seminoles and his roles still remains the same.
But Fisher putting Winston in the starting line does not mean he is tolerating his player. He hopes that the one game suspension will serve as a wake-up call for the quarterback. He said"I think it really hit home, no doubt."
Winston has been suspended for the full game of the No. 1 Seminoles' game vs. Clemson on Saturday after he was caught yelling an "offensive and vulgar" phrase towards the student union on the FSU's campus.
Backup quarterback Sean Maguire had to cover for Winston but he did not perform so well giving the Florida State a nerve racking game which could have caused them their first loss since 2012. Florida State hadn't played an overtime game since a triple overtime loss to Penn State in the 2006 Orange Bowl.
According his coach "When he does spontaneous things he has to make better judgments. Jameis is not a bad individual. He makes poor decisions. He's got to stop that."
But Fisher said that Winston is well loved by his team mates. He said "They also see how hard he works, how he prepares, how diligent he is with them. It has not affected that part."
Aside from that, Winston's absence pushed the team to work harder saying "Hey, we can do this if Jameis wasn't here. We are a team. I think the rest of the country saw that."
When asked how Winstone came into the game in full gear during Saturday's game he answered "That was a miscommunication. When we saw it, it was corrected. He was great about it. That was our fault."
With regards to Maguire's performance in the game he commented "You never know until he gets in there."
Adding "He was a guy you felt very comfortable about. Now I know, compared to not knowing. ''That's a heckuva way to get your first initiation into college football. He did an outstanding job handling his emotions."