NCAA Lays Down (Irrational) Law, Suspends Bryant For Season

Dez Bryant won’t be able to play football again until September 2010 after being suspended for the season by the NCAA late Tuesday night. Bryant played in just three games his junior season before being ruled ineligible for lying about meeting with Deion Sanders.

We’ve mentioned the ridiculousness of this several times throughout this stream (scroll down), but let’s take another second to consider this. Dez Bryant, a first-round pick whenever he declares for the draft, will miss almost his entire junior season — the one in which he was going to showcase his immense skills for the NFL scouts — not because he met with Deion Sanders, or received gifts or special treatment from him, but because he panicked when asked about it, and lied about meeting with Sanders.

Beyond the fact that a relatively innocent technicality has potentially cost Bryant millions of dollars and a season of eligibility, it’s infuriating to fans as well. We’re cheated out of seeing the full potential of the match-ups, such as OK State vs. Texas this weekend.

Although, really, it’s not like the NCAA has ever been fair or rational with its punishments, so we’re just wasting our breath here. Here’s hoping Bryant still going in the top 15 in April and has a lifetime full of worry-free tea parties with Deion Sanders.