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Report: Cowboys' Dez Bryant accused of academic fraud at Oklahoma State
In its second installment of “The Dirty Program,” Sports Illustrated alleges Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, who played at Oklahoma State from 2007 to 2008, committed academic fraud. The report also alleges that former Dallas-area high school football players participated in the misconduct.
A portion of the report:
In 2008, Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant was named second-team academic All-Big 12, a salute to players who best combine athletic and scholastic achievement. There is no disputing Bryant's on-field accomplishments as a sophomore -- he was second in the nation with 19 receiving touchdowns -- but several teammates and two former assistant coaches scoffed at the notion that he would be honored for his academics. "You didn't have no choice but to laugh at it," says Victor Johnson, a Cowboys safety from 2008 to '10.
According to Johnson and one of the former assistant coaches, it was well known that Bryant would not go to class unless shepherded, often by a football staff member, and that tutors did a majority of his coursework. "He just wasn't supposed to be there. There's no way he could do the college work," said the former assistant coach. "Once he got there, he was connected with the people that would help him." Calvin Mickens, a cornerback from 2005 to '07, says he also saw tutors do coursework for Bryant.
The report goes on to say that Bryant denies those claims, and would not comment further on the allegations.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20130911-report-cowboys-dez-bryant-accused-of-academic-fraud-at-oklahoma-state.ece
A portion of the report:
In 2008, Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant was named second-team academic All-Big 12, a salute to players who best combine athletic and scholastic achievement. There is no disputing Bryant's on-field accomplishments as a sophomore -- he was second in the nation with 19 receiving touchdowns -- but several teammates and two former assistant coaches scoffed at the notion that he would be honored for his academics. "You didn't have no choice but to laugh at it," says Victor Johnson, a Cowboys safety from 2008 to '10.
According to Johnson and one of the former assistant coaches, it was well known that Bryant would not go to class unless shepherded, often by a football staff member, and that tutors did a majority of his coursework. "He just wasn't supposed to be there. There's no way he could do the college work," said the former assistant coach. "Once he got there, he was connected with the people that would help him." Calvin Mickens, a cornerback from 2005 to '07, says he also saw tutors do coursework for Bryant.
The report goes on to say that Bryant denies those claims, and would not comment further on the allegations.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20130911-report-cowboys-dez-bryant-accused-of-academic-fraud-at-oklahoma-state.ece
Was Lebron giving Dez some advice Monday night?
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An unearned degree to fall back on when they can't get rich in the NFL is payment in full. 
