We’re fairly certain that most of you have heard about the on-campus shooting/suicide at the University of Texas Tuesday, but for those who haven’t, we’ll give a quick recap.
According to reports, a 19-year-old UT sophomore wearing a dark suit and a ski mask walked around campus yesterday brandishing an AK-47 and firing shots randomly and indiscriminately. While no one was hurt, the student ultimately turned the weapon on himself in a university library and committed suicide.
Enter Oklahoma wide receiver Jaz Reynolds, who decided to take to Twitter and give his take on the developing situation.
Stay classy, young Sooner.
Needless to say, Reynolds’ riffs on current events did not sit well with head coach Bob Stoops, especially three days ahead of the Sooners rivalry game with the Longhorns. According to a statement attributed to Stoops released by the school, the sophomore has been indefinitely suspended.
“Because of his insensitive remarks on Twitter relative to Tuesday’s tragedy in Austin, we have suspended Jaz Reynolds from our team indefinitely. Our rivalry with Texas will not come at the expense of dignity and respect. We have great concern for what happened in Austin and I am incredibly disappointed that someone connected with our team would react so callously. We have taken immediate action and I hope by doing so have illustrated how seriously we view this matter.”
As far as on the field goes, Reynolds’ suspension means nothing; the receiver has yet to see the field in 2010 after catching 13 passes in 2009 and is not listed on the two-deep depth chart.
Reynolds had also been suspended for the Air Force game the third week of the season.