The University of Florida's speedy half-wide receiver, half-running back Chris Rainey was arrested overnight on charges of aggravated stalking after he sent a woman a text reading "time to die, (expletive)." 

The recipient of the text, according to the Gainesville Sun, is Rainey's sometime girlfriend.

Gainesville police said the incident began when the woman fell asleep and missed a call from Rainey.

Officer Jesse Bostick said Rainey went to the woman's home, and she talked to him for about 10 minutes and then told him to leave. According to Bostick, Rainey sent a text to the woman that said: "Time to die." The woman called police after receiving the text.

Bostick said that when he arrived at the woman's home he told the woman to call Rainey so that he could talk to him.

The woman said that when she told Rainey that police wanted to speak to him, Rainey's response was, "Wait and see what happens when they leave."

Yeah, that sounds pretty aggravated. The redshirt junior from Lakeland was shortly arrested at his appartment, and admitted to sending the text but denied statements made over the phone.

Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio later told the AP Rainey "is no longer with the team."

(Somewhere, Tennessee fans bracing for Saturday's game nurture a spark of hope: "We can win this!")

Rainey appeared in court Tuesday morning before being released on his own recognizance. Gators fans are taking the arrest in stride, if "in stride" means harassing the apparent victim of a terrifying crime repeatedly via phone.

The alleged victim was also in court, with her mother and sister, and told the judge she does not fear Rainey but does fear the attention the case has drawn from the media.

"People all over the country have been calling my cell phone," the woman said. "I'm not afraid of him. I'm more afraid of all the repercussions."

Altogether, a banner day for Florida football.