The former Florida State University quarterback, who was seen on surveillance video punching a woman at a Tallahassee bar, faced a judge Thursday.
The attack has already cost De'Andre Johnson his spot on a top college football team, and a chance for a diploma from Florida State.
The video from inside a Tallahassee nightclub is violent; a push and then a punch that floored 21-year-old Abigail Husty.
"Sorry I get a little emotional. But I am happy it's over with now because he said it didn't matter whether there were racial epithets said, but it did to me cause I couldn't go to class. I was afraid people would think I was racist," Husty said.
Despite earlier defense assertions, there's no evidence she uttered any epithets, but there is of battery.
"The law is black and white. You don't touch another person. One person doesn't have the right to touch another person," said Jose Baez, Johnson's attorney.
Johnson pleaded no contest to battery and was sentenced to six months probation and 10 days at a sheriff's work camp.
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"De'Andre did what he felt was best for himself and his family and to be able to move on positively," Baez said.
Also moving on is Husty, who graduates next spring and aspires to medical school, though she'll carry the scars of what happened six months ago.
"Awful, it affected a lot of aspects of my life. It was hard to deal with. I couldn't really deal with that happening," Husty said.
As for Johnson, he's attending a Mississippi community college, not playing football right now. However, there are reports of a big-time college program or two might be interested in him, as long as he stays out of trouble.
