The sliver of an opening in the door that would have allowed Dez Bryant to return to Oklahoma State this season has been slammed shut, the Associated Press is reporting.
Bryant, through Oklahoma State, had appealed the NCAA’s decision to suspend him until Sept. 2010 for lying to investigators about a meeting with Deion Sanders.
That appeal was denied today by the NCAA’s Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee.
So, in summation, Bryant will be suspended for nine games -- plus a bowl -- for “freaking out” and lying to NCAA officials about an incident that wasn’t against the rules, while LeGarrette Blount could be facing an eight-game suspension -- provided he’s reinstated following this weekend’s game -- after punching a player and going batsh-t crazy on a teammate, a coach, fans and security personnel.
Yeah, that seems equitable.