Dez Bryant

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 begun the process of asking 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. However, NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said no student-athlete reinstatement request had been received from OSU. ... Read Full Story

Former NFL player Deion Sanders says his longtime agent was not present for his meeting with Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant and the former star never gave the player gifts. Sanders says on the NFL Network's "NFL Gameday Morning" on Sunday that his wife and Bryant's girlfriend were also present for the meeting at his house "and we played basketball and had a good home-cooked meal." Bryant has been ruled ineligible by Oklahoma State because the All-America receiver lied about details of the meeting to the NCAA. Sanders also says agent Eugene Parker was "not whatsoever" involved in the meeting and that there wouldn't have ... Read Full Story

Dez Bryant , an All-Amerivcan wide out for the Oklahoma State Cowboys , has been declared inelligible to play after violating one of the NCAA bylaws. According to officials at OSU, Bryant failed to disclose his associations with a former member of the NFL. Dez Bryant has been declared inelligible. (Getty Images) In this case, Bryant had failed to reveal the full extent of his relationship with former NFL superstar Deion Sanders . While he initially downplayed the extent of his relationship, it has now come to light that Bryant visited Sanders' home in Texas in May, worked out together, and had had lunch. ... Read Full Story

STILLWATER, Okla., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Suspended wide receiver Dez Bryant of 18th-ranked Oklahoma State has decided to enter the 2010 NFL Draft, ESPN reported. Bryant, a junior from Lufkin, Texas, was declared ineligible by the Big 12 Conference school on Oct. 7 for allegedly failing to fully disclose to NCAA investigators his contact with former NFL great Deion Sanders. His appeal to the NCAA was denied Thursday, effectively ending his college career. Bryant said about his decision late Thursday. Bryant was the only one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, symbolic of the nation's top receiver, who returned to school in 2009. ... Read Full Story

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant had an attorney with him for all three interview sessions with the NCAA, a spokesperson for the governing body said Friday. “NCAA rules are applied equally to all individuals regardless of national prominence or level of athletic ability,” Osburn wrote. “Not only does this mean that gifted athletes are not granted exceptions based on their ability, but they are also not punished any harder than other student-athletes to ’set an example.” Player Bio: Dez Bryant - OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE SEC stiffens penalties for complaining coaches The NCAA was responding to criticisms from Bryant that he may ... Read Full Story