Let's start with the end of this story: Georgia sophomore Tanner Strickland will turn himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest Friday for intent to distribute possession of fake IDs from the UGA campus to other universities, as reported by OnlineAthens.com. Strickland won't be suspended, but his punishment will be handled "in house," according to coach Mark Richt. More on that in a second.

Strickland and 13 other UGA students had their fake ID ring busted up by Gary Nork, a US postal inspector in Arizona who called Georgia officials with a tip he had received about bogus IDs being shipped from Athens. My own reaction is twofold:

First, I can't help but think of the Seinfeld episode in which Newman goes to great lengths to prove that Jerry is part of a mail fraud scheme (which he isn't really) and makes him pay "a small fine". Strickland's own small fine is that he won't be suspended but will doubtless spend much of his spring and summer running very long distances for Richt with precious little rest.

Second, it's interesting that two Georgia players will start the 2007 season serving suspensions for underage drinking: lineman Ian Smith (five games after his second alcohol arrest) and linebacker Akeem Hebron (two games). However, Strickland won't be suspended for providing seeking and acquiring the means to drink underage. They're both misdemeanors that seem in many ways linked, so shouldn't they carry similar penalties?

(HT: Georgia Sports Blog, and thanks for clarifying my error there)