TALLAHASSEE, FLA. ? Florida State quarterback Chris Rix used an unauthorized handicap parking tag on campus and paid a $100 fine after fellow students told police.

Students recognized Rix as he parked his vehicle near one of his classes last Thursday and chastised him as he walked away. They then left a note on his windshield and called police, who put a lock on a tire so the vehicle couldn’t be moved.

Rix said after practice Monday night that the handicap tag belonged to a friend he occasionally helped get medicine. He said he drove her to the hospital, then parked in the handicap spot because he was late.

“There were four handicapped spots. I thought I’d be OK for an hour,” Rix said. “I definitely made a mistake. … I definitely regret it and shouldn’t have parked there.”

Rix said coach Bobby Bowden had been making him run each morning this week as punishment.

This is just the latest off-the-field problem for Rix, a junior from Santa Margarita, Calif. Last year, he was suspended for the Sugar Bowl for sleeping through a final exam.

He was benched after the Notre Dame loss for being late for meetings and for poor class attendance.