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... 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... 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... 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.”
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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... 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... Read Full Story
It has been reported that Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant has been suspended for the remainder of the 2009 season, which is most likely the remainder of his college career for : "failing to openly disclose to the NCAA the full details of his interaction with a former NFL player (Deion Sanders) not affiliated with OSU." Basically, Bryant was consulting Deion Sanders in regards to information about going pro and hiring an agent. He was not completely honest with the University and the... Read Full Story
According to an Oklahoma State statement, Bryant, a junior, did not tell the N.C.A.A. the full details of his interaction with a former N.F.L. player not affiliated with the university. Sanders said in a telephone interview that he was the player.
Oklahoma State said it had begun the process to apply for Bryant’s reinstatement. The No. 15 Cowboys open Big 12 play Saturday at Texas A&M.
Bryant was ruled ineligible for violating N.C.A.A. bylaw 10.1 (d), which prohibits “knowingly furnishing... Read Full Story
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant has been ruled ineligible for violating an NCAA bylaw, the school announced Wednesday.
Bryant, an All-American who is ranked ninth overall on Mel Kiper Jr.’s most recent Big Board, was ruled ineligible by the school because he failed to fully disclose his interaction with a former NFL player to the NCAA.
Oklahoma State has already begun the process of applying to the NCAA for Bryant’s reinstatement, the school said. He sat out Oklahoma State’s... Read Full Story
