'It's been a rough week for several Gamecock football players.

First, starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was suspended from the teams first game for not going to his summer school classes, something he denies.

Then on Friday another starter, safety Emanuel Cook, was arrested on gun charges.

These are the latest in a series of arrests that have plagued the football team.

To combat future problems, the University of South Carolina's Athletics Department put on a seminar Sunday for freshman athletes called "There Are Consequences For Your Actions."

The University of South Carolina is trying to make sure its student athletes understand that they are under a microscope, and they are not above the rules.

USC Athletics Director Eric Hyman put together a panel of experts on the subject, including the Columbia Chief of Police, to talk to freshman student athletes Sunday afternoon.

The athletes also watched a short video, in which senior athletes like running back Corey Boyd talked about what he has learned from his mistakes.

It is just one part of the orientation for new student athletes.

It is important to note that this seminar has been planned for about three months, so it was not triggered by the recent football player suspensions.

Student athletes new to the university were required to attend this as part of orientation Sunday.

Athletics Director Eric Hyman says he got the idea to do this when talking to a freshman after the arrest of two Gamecock baseball players in the spring.

And as an update on the suspensions of Gamecock football players last week, sophomore Emanuel Cook will have a hearing with the university on Tuesday to discuss his arrest for possession of a firearm.

There is no word on the appeal of quarterback Blake Mitchell's suspension, so for now he remains on the bench for Saturday's game.'