Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Mississippi won 23-17. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (The Associated Press)
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi safety Trae Elston has been suspended for the first half of Saturday's game against Texas A&M after kicking Alabama running back Kenyan Drake following a play during last weekend's game.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze announced the suspension on Monday afternoon during a press conference. Southeastern Conference official Chuck Dunlap said in an email that the conference will take no further action.
Freeze said Elston made a "bad decision" on the play and "that's not the way we want to go about things."
Drake suffered a broken leg on the play after being tackled and landing awkwardly. Elston's foot swiped Drake after the play was over.
No. 3 Ole Miss (5-0, 2-0 SEC) travels to face No. 14 Texas A&M (5-1, 2-1) on Saturday.
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