Stephen Glenn Garcia (born February 15, 1988) is a former collegiate American football quarterback for the University of South Carolina.
Garcia was suspended five times during his college career and ultimately dismissed from the football program midway through his final season of eligibility.
Although a highly touted recruit, during his first semester on campus in the Spring of 2007, Garcia was suspended twice from practice after being arrested for public intoxication and, later, keying a professor's car.
Garcia posted four 300-yard passing games (Georgia, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Arkansas) with victories over two Top-25 opponents (Ole Miss and Clemson).
South Carolina got its first-ever win over a #1-ranked opponent (Alabama) and beat division rivals Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee for the first time in the same season.
The Gamecocks also defeated Clemson for the second consecutive year and faced the eventual BCS national champion Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship Game (56–17 loss).
At the opening of 2011 spring practices, Garcia was suspended for one week for violating team rules during the bowl trip in December 2010.
[6] In April 2011, Garcia was suspended indefinitely for causing a disturbance at an SEC-mandated meeting designed to encourage good life choices beyond college.