A lot of folks outside the state of Utah are scratching their heads, wondering how it is that a consensual act of sex may well sideline a dream basketball season at Brigham Young University. For unmarried students at BYU, having sex constitutes a violation of the university’s ultra-strict honor code. Sophomore center and leading rebounder, Brandon Davies admitted to having sex with his girlfriend and has been suspended from the team for the remainder of the season, and pending further review, now faces dismissal from the university.
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BYU’s Tough Choice: Honor the Honor Code or Play to Win
Posted: 3rd March 2011 by DavidBurnett in Academics, Basketball, NCAA, NCAA TournamentTags: Brandon Davies, BYU, honor code, Jimmer Fredette, Suspension
Roethlisberger Deserves Suspension and Scorn
Posted: 16th April 2010 by DavidBurnett in football, NFL, Quarterback, SuspensionTags: Art Rooney, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, punishment, Roger Goodell, Suspension
Pittsburg Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may have escaped prosecution, but he should not elude a suspension and public scorn.
Roethlisberger has never made clear exactly what happened the night he apparently took advantage of an intoxicated woman, who may have barely consented to have sex with him – if she consented at all.
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Allen Pinkett’s Unacceptable Truth About Notre Dame Football
Posted: 30th August 2012 by DavidBurnett in College Football, football, SuspensionTags: Allen Pinkett, analyst, commentator, Fighting Irish, Notre Dame, Suspension, unacceptable truth
The truth is still the truth, but if it is served up too raw, it has a way of upsetting delicate sensibilities and ultimately backfiring on the truthsayer.
That’s what happened this week to Allen Pinkett, the former Notre Dame star running back from the 1980s and now longtime analyst on the Fighting Irish radio broadcasts.
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