Well ladies and gents, the punishment has been handed down — I have to admit I am a bit confused on the punishment though. Suspended for a half?! WTH?! If anyone cares to explain, I’d love to hear from you. Regardless, hopefully everyone can now move past this whole mess.
Johnny Football has been suspended and will start the season on the bench.
Details after the jump…
Via ESPN:
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel of No. 7 Texas A&M has been suspended for the first half of Saturday’s season opener against the Rice Owls, a source told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy on Wednesday afternoon.
An agreement has been reached between the NCAA and Texas A&M that a source told ESPN’s McMurphy closes the book on Manziel’s recent issues.
The NCAA had been investigating whether Manziel was paid for autographs, a potential violation of amateurism rules that could threaten his eligibility.
Texas A&M staff and players had been instructed early this week by school officials not to talk about Manziel.
However, after not discussing the matter Tuesday, coach Kevin Sumlin broke his silence about how Manziel has dealt with off-field distractions during the SEC teleconference Wednesday.
“Johnny’s handled it very well,” Sumlin said. “Everything around football, he’s been extremely sharp and focused.”
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