Court rules in favor of reinstating accused football player
- From: "Offshore Eddie" <eddie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:35:27 GMT
Playing for pride
Stewart Mandel, SI.com
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In a bizarre case that could have a dramatic ripple effect on the sport, an
Atlanta judge ruled this week that Georgia Tech must reinstate suspended
cornerback Reuben Houston, who was indicted this summer on felony charges of
conspiring to distribute and possess 94 pounds of marijuana valued at $60,000.
In issuing his ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gino Brogdon called
the school's punishment "arbitrary and strikingly dissimilar to the school's
treatment of other similarly situated athletes who have been accused of breaking
the law." The former starter, who remained on scholarship and in school (he was
briefly expelled) but off the team, could play as soon as Saturday's game at
Miami. Said stunned Georgia Tech AD Dave Braine: "This decision will send
shockwaves through college athletics programs around the country. Playing
college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not
a right."
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