Purdue heavyweight Gelen Robinson suspended from football program

Gelen Robinson, Purdue University heavyweight wrestler who is also on the school's football and track teams, will miss the first two to four games of the 2015 season because of two alcohol-related offenses since coming to the school, football coach Darrell Hazell said at Friday's Big Ten media day.

Gelen Robinson (Photo/Matthew Thomas)

"It will be a minimum of two and a maximum of four and that will be determined here in the next couple of weeks based on what he does into camp," Hazell said Friday, one week after publicly stating there would be a penalty for the Boilermaker sophomore who was projected to start as rush end this season, the Purdue Exponent reported Friday.

Hazell went on to say Robinson was "very remorseful and he realized he made a mistake. He's ready to pay the penalty and move on." That said, Robinson will be eligible to participate in workouts with the Purdue football team when practice starts Aug. 7.

Robinson was arrested in June for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent or more and illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage. In June 2014, Robinson, son of legendary Purdue basketball star Glen Robinson, was cited for minor alcohol consumption by Purdue University Police. Last August, the 20-year-old Robinson entered a diversion agreement which allows a defendant to have the charges dismissed if he or she abides by formal terms and conditions over a set period of time. According to the terms of that agreement, Robinson made a commitment to, among other things, not to "consume alcohol or alcoholic beverages" and not to "enter any bar, tavern or liquor store" for the duration of the agreement, which lasts until Aug. 3, 2015.

Violating the terms of this diversion agreement means Robinson could now be subject to prosecution on the original misdemeanor charge ... and could result in a greater penalty regarding his eligibility to participate in sports at the Big Ten school located in West Lafayette, Ind.

A product of Schererville, Ind., Robinson was a four-year letterwinner in wrestling, football and track at Lake Central High School in northwest Indiana. He was a two-time Indiana state wrestling champ at 220 pounds. This past season, the 6'1" Robinson compiled a 3-4 overall record for the Purdue wrestling squad as a freshman, and was 1-3 in Big Ten dual meets, according to his official Boilermaker wrestling bio. One of his wins was by pin, scoring a 56-second fall against a Wabash College wrestler at the Greyhound Open. After wrestling season, Robinson joined the Purdue track team, where he throws the shot put, weight throw and discus.

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