It appears that Virginia Tech’s secondary will indeed be without a likely starter heading into its season opener against defending national champion Ohio State.
In a series of tweets Andy Bitter of the Roanoke Times confirmed that “safety C.J. Reavis lost his appeal of a student conduct hearing decision” on Tuesday and “remains dismissed from Virginia Tech.” Earlier this month it was reported that Reavis was no longer enrolled at the university following the completion of a student-conduct hearing.
There still has been no reason given for the student-conduct hearing, although Reavis’ attorney is far from pleased with the outcome of the appeal, intimating that his client may take legal action against Tech.
Reavis' lawyer Jimmy Turk blasted Virginia Tech's decision, said it was "completely against any application of common sense." #Hokies
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) July 29, 2015
Turk said he'll talk to Reavis & his family about any legal options they might pursue. Didn't specify what those would be aimed at. #Hokies
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) July 29, 2015
Turk: "My recommendation for him is to not sit back idly & let anybody walk over him like the university has done under these circumstances"
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) July 29, 2015
Turk reiterated nothing criminal is being pursued against Reavis. "The commonwealth’s attorney wouldn’t touch this with a 10-foot pole."
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) July 29, 2015
Reavis played in 12 games as a true freshman last season, mainly on special teams. After a strong spring, he was viewed as a likely starter at safety for the Hokies.