South Carolina’s Dylan Stewart Suspended After Punching Alabama’s Josh Ford, Arguing With Gamecocks Coaches

I’m sorry, but what a moron.

Dylan Stewart, a star edge rusher for South Carolina, has been indefinitely suspended after punching Alabama tight end Josh Ford and arguing with Gamecocks coaches Saturday night in his team’s defeat to the Crimson Tide.

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USC head coach Shane Beamer announced Stewart’s suspension Sunday in a press conference.

Stewart was dished out a penalty after punching Ford’s helmet. (RELATED: Oregon’s Dante Moore Taken To Hospital After Nasty Late Hit Against USC)

Following the contest, Beamer branded the situation as “unacceptable.”

“That’s not how we do things around here,” said Beamer, per ESPN. “I’m embarrassed to see that because that’s not what we’re about.”

Currently in his junior year, Stewart is a former freshman All-American and All-SEC selection.

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Recently, ESPN draft expert Jordan Reid predicted in a mock draft that Stewart would be a top 10 pick.

Here’s what Ford had to say on the matter, with the coolest background set up by Alabama football.

Punching a guy who is wearing a polycarbonate helmet is quite literally the dumbest thing an athlete can do. What was the endgame there? Breaking your hand while your team is getting thrashed?

The dude straight up played himself.

Stewart is blessed with top-10 NFL draft talent, generational wealth is waiting for him in April, and he’s out here crashing out on national television. What a stupid way to destroy a beautiful thing that only a small fraction of people are fortunate enough to pull off.

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… idiot.