Dismissed Iowa RB Adam Robinson is sorry, wants to come back

Adam Robinson/Courtesy: rodney white-des moines register

And while we tend sometimes to be snarky about guys who get in trouble, we agree he should have an opportunity to earn his way back. But he needs to prove he means it.

Adam Robinson was Iowa's leading rusher during the 2010 season and seemingly had it all going for him. But then, like quite a few of his teammates, Robinson was arrested in December. He was charged with marijuana possession. Robinson says he was suspended from his teams bowl game, because of academic issues. Iowa had a lengthy list of players get in trouble this December.

Robinson did an interview with the Des Moines Register, read it RIGHT HERE

In the interview he confirms his marijuana use but says the team doesn't have a drug problem. He also says he is seeking help for it.

As we said earlier, we can be pretty cynical and sometimes acerbic when it comes to athletes doing stupid things, but we also think that most, if they are sincere and express remorse should get a chance to redeem themselves.

Not many do this and we don't know if Robinson will be able to either, but in life, most people get second chances...so we are willing to wish him luck.

The kid has his work cut out for him. As does his school. The string of arrests and suspensions that Iowa had during the month of December, particularly that of receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, was troubling to say the least.

Here are some highlights of Mr. Robinson put together with a music track by an Iowa fan with we're guessing, a lot of free time on his hands:

Iowa's leading receiver facing drug charges...

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos/Courtesy: liz martin-the gazette

We know one Iowa Hawkeye who won't be playing in a bowl game this year. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, the team's leading receiver and in fact the school's all-time leader in receptions was arrested Tuesday after police found cocaine, marijuana and other prescription drugs in his house.

The charges, all seven of them, are misdemeanors and Johnson-Koulianos posted bail late Tuesday night. As for football, his coach, Kirk Ferentz suspended him from all team activities.

Read more from the Gazette.com RIGHT HERE

Read the article closely, because there was something towards the end that made us raise our collective eyebrows. Apparently Ferentz banned Johnson-Koulianos from speaking to the media this season. And in fact, he benched him last week for the season ending game against Minnesota.

Make one wonder exactly why these rules were in place, specifically for him. If he was their best player, he should be available and wouldn't be benched unless someone might have known there might be a problem before that problem came to a head. We aren't making any accusations here, it just sounds a bit fishy.

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