▁child ▁and ▁family ▁development . ▁ ▁Off - the - field ▁Iss ues ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Gol ston ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁Georgia ▁football ▁players ▁declared ▁in el ig ible ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁for ▁s elling ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game ▁rings . ▁The ▁school ▁appe aled ▁the ▁NCAA ' s ▁r uling . ▁The ▁university , ▁which ▁worked ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁rings , ▁did ▁not ▁say ▁how ▁much ▁money ▁the ▁players ▁received ▁for ▁the ▁rings . ▁The ▁players ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁make ▁rest itution ▁for ▁the ▁money ▁they ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁their ▁rings . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Gol ston ▁and ▁Georgia ▁line back er ▁Der rick ▁White ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁dis order ly ▁conduct ▁for ▁their ▁roles ▁in ▁a ▁bar ▁fight ▁at ▁the ▁Classic ▁City ▁Sal oon ▁around ▁ 2 ▁a . m . ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁ ▁Gol ston ▁also ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁simple ▁battery ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁and ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁incident ▁report , ▁officers ▁tried ▁to ▁contain ▁White ▁when ▁Gol ston ▁approached ▁them ▁and ▁ins isted ▁they ▁let ▁him ▁go . ▁▁ ▁Gol ston ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁$ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁bond ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁charges ▁involved ▁were ▁mis de mean ors . ▁ ▁Gol ston ▁received ▁a ▁one - game ▁susp ension ▁and