Johnny Manziel suspended for half game

[joeybee12]

Johnny Football will start the season on the bench.

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 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.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9609389/johnny-manziel-texas-aggies-suspended-1st-half-season-opener-rice-owls

I'm soooooooo glad the NCAA investigates such matter soooooooooo thoroughly!

[KamaAina]

1. Well, in a whole half, Rice could easily run up

a couple of field goals.

[chelsea0011]

2. NCAA comes down HARDly

[DinahMoeHum]

3. (Yawn!)

[RockaFowler]

4. What about Miami??

They are still investigating the U for no apparent reason. They were able to do their investigation with Manziel in less time and they still hold crap over Miami's head. Give me a break!

[joeybee12]

5. The NCAA didn't want to find anything out about Johnny Football...

So they conducted their investigation in a manner to get to that point...it's a phucking joke.

[rocktivity]

6. I knew they going to do something weak, but not THIS weak.

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But he's their golden goose, and they're not going to kill it...




rocktivity

[a kennedy]

7. I hope he breaks his leg in the half he gets to play in.....

and how's this for just stupid..... he has to discuss his actions with teammates and A&M revising how it educates student-athletes about signing autographs. So what's he going to tell his teammates...."ah, don't get caught signing autographs" This suspension is just a joke, and I'm sure we haven't heard the last of his antics. Heisman trophy winner indeed. Ugh.....

[rocktivity]

8. What starts with a wrist slap of a Johnny Football

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ends with the murder charges of an Aaron Hernandez.

So I'll make him a candidate for my "Next Aaron Hernandez" award.


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[a kennedy]

9. Rice at Texas A & M......johnny football's season opener....

and I can't hardly stand the idol worship of the tv announcers of him. Ugh...... would love to see him lose this game, isn't going to happen but it would be sweet.

[a la izquierda]

10. He acted like a petulant little d-bag.

And the verbal fellating of him was over the top.

[hughee99]

11. This looks even more pathetic than doing nothing.

At least they could have argued they couldn't prove he took money for signing autographs. Now they're admitting they know he did something wrong, they just don't want to investigate any further.