He wasn’t going to play anyway since his ankles are all jacked up, but better to come clean now before the situation got a lot worse.
Here is the official statement from USC.
USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw came to USC athletic department officials this afternoon (Wednesday, Aug. 27) and admitted that he had lied about how he suffered his ankle injuries over the weekend.
He said that the story he told of rescuing his nephew in a pool in Palmdale, Calif., was a complete fabrication. He apologized for misleading his coaches, teammates, athletic department officials and the public.
“We are extremely disappointed in Josh,” said USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian. “He let us all down. As I have said, nothing in his background led us to doubt him when he told us of his injuries, nor did anything after our initial vetting of his story.
“I appreciate that Josh has now admitted that he lied and has apologized. Although this type of behavior is out of character for Josh, it is unacceptable. Honesty and integrity must be at the center of our program. I believe Josh will learn from this. I hope that he will not be defined by this incident, and that the Trojan Family will accept his apology and support him.”
Sarkisian said that Shaw has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.
Shaw has retained Donald Etra as legal counsel. Etra will issue a statement on Shaw’s behalf soon.
USC regrets the posting of the initial story on Monday (Aug. 25).
Now, the question begs what did Josh Shaw do to cause him to have two sprain ankles?
Josh Shaw makes a statement that really doesn’t tell us anything.
Josh Shaw's statement: pic.twitter.com/mFLrefLlFF
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) August 27, 2014
Shaw’s lawyer though tells TMZ that no domestic violence was involved. Shaw’s lawyer did say he knows the real story, but isn’t sharing.