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Oklahoma State WR Bryant ineligible
1 hour, 55 minutes ago
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP)—All-America wide receiver Dez Bryant has been ruled ineligible by Oklahoma State, four days before the 15th-ranked Cowboys’ first Big 12 game.
The university announced Wednesday that Bryant “failed to openly disclose to the NCAA the full details of his interaction with a former NFL player not affiliated with OSU.†Oklahoma State (3-1) said it had already asked the NCAA to reinstate Bryant for the violation of bylaw 10.1(d), which prohibits players from knowingly providing false information to the NCAA regarding a possible rules violation.
Other Popular Football StoriesNFL rookie who served in Iraq dies Youth FB coaches fight over girl playing NFL player penalized while thanking God “I made a mistake by not being entirely truthful when meeting with the NCAA,†Bryant said in a statement released by the university. “I sincerely regret my mistake and apologize to my teammates, coaches, OSU fans and the NCAA...â€
Link (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-oklahomast-bryantineligible&prov=ap&type=lgns)
There goes half of their yards per game. Word is he met with an agent affiliated with Deion Sanders several times over the past 8 months.
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Update: Bryant out for remainder of the season.
http://www.koco.com/sports/21445291/detail.html