Columbia, SC (My Sportsbook) - South Carolina sophomore safety Emanuel Cook, who was suspended by the university as the result of an arrest involving a weapon, was reinstated on Tuesday.

Additional details were not provided, but The State newspaper reported last Friday that Cook was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol.

"I appreciate the fair and expeditious handling of this matter by the University and the Office of Judicial Affairs," Cook said in a statement through his attorney. "I understand the seriousness of the charges made against me and believe the actions taken by the University were reasonable and appropriate in this situation. I want to apologize to the entire University community, the football team and staff, and my family and friends for the negative attention which my actions may have brought."

Cook played in 10 games, starting five, for the Gamecocks last season and earned Freshman All-SEC honors after tying for third on the team with 47 tackles.

Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Cook will likely be out two weeks due to appendicitis. That means he won't play in the season opener on Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette, and may be held out of the game at Georgia the following Saturday.

"We all learned a lot in the Emanuel Cook incident with the gun," Spurrier said. "I think our players all know now that if you see a pistol, you need to go the other direction as fast as you can. Don't touch it. It's a good rule. Hopefully we all learned from what happened last week."