I remember back when Joe Hamilton played for Georgia Tech; we had Ralph Fridgen as our offensive coordinator, George O’Leary as the head coach, a defensive coordinator that couldn’t put together a defense, and Joe Hamilton directing the most potent offense in the nation. Against FSU — the same FSU that had Chris Weinke and eventually won a National Title — Joe was 22-25 for 387 yards and five touchdowns.

He was flawless.

He was the best quarterback to ever play for Georgia Tech and, pardon the bias, one of the best college QB’s I ever saw, period.

And now he’s been arrested. The details.

Hamilton, 31, is facing charges of marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol, hit-and-run and open container, according to a Georgia Tech police report.

He was taken to Fulton County Jail.

The former Heisman Trophy runner-up was pulled over shortly after midnight by a Georgia Tech police officer because his black Ford Expedition matched the description of a car that had been involved in a hit-and-run collision nearby.

It’s a sad, sad day. Hamilton just recently joined the Georgia Tech football staff, and I was hoping one day we’d get him back in a uniform. Given that he hit a car, took off, and then got caught drunk, high, and looking like the picture to the left, that’s probably unlikely.