2 more UGA football players arrested on alcohol charges

ATHENS - Georgia starting tight end Tripp Chandler and backup quarterback Blake Barnes were arrested on alcohol-related charges on Sunday morning.

Chandler, Georgia's only healthy scholarship tight end in spring practice, and Barnes could be suspended by coach Mark Richt for Georgia's season-opening game against Oklahoma State. Georgia released no statement on the arrests as of Sunday night.

Richt could not be reached for comment.

Athens-Clarke County police arrested Chandler and Barnes as the two were walking on Lumpkin Street at 3:15 a.m. Each was carrying open bottles of beer, according to the incident report.

Barnes, 21, was charged with furnishing alcohol to minors and an open container violation. Chandler, 20, was charged with underage possession of alcohol and having an open container.

Georgia redshirt freshman linebacker Akeem Hebron has been suspended for fall semester following his second arrest for underage possession of alcohol in April.

Backup offensive lineman Ian Smith will miss the first five games due to a suspension which followed his November arrest for underage possession of alcohol.

Chandler caught two passes last season. Barnes is listed as the No. 3 quarterback behind Matthew Stafford and Joe Cox.

Chandler and Barnes spent about two hours at the Clarke County Jail before they were released _ Barnes on $2,000 bond and Chandler on $1,000 bond _ before 8:30 a.m.