Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer on Monday withdrew the scholarship offer of quarterback Peter Rose after the Amherst County senior was arrested Friday at school on drug charges.

“Each scholarship offer we make is contingent upon a number of requirements,” Beamer said in a university news release, “one of which is maintaining the high standards required of each recruit in their community, school and on the football field. I am disappointed that this action was necessary.”

Beamer said there would be no further comment on Rose, who faces two misdemeanor marijuana charges and two felony charges for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. Rose was busted, along with six other current and former students, in a 10-month undercover investigation by the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.

Rose is accused of selling drugs to a deputy who had been posing as a high school student. Rose had signed with Tech in February, after leading his school to back-to-back Group AA titles. He was the Group AA player of the year this past season, after accounting for nearly 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns rushing and passing.
He likely would have been a defensive back for the Hokies.