There seems to be alot of pressure from some fans for Coach Kiffin to make a rush decision to dismiss Janzen Jackson, Nu'Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards from the team. I have to ask those folks: "What's the rush?"
What good would it do to kick three potential impact players off the team without taking the time to find out exactly what happened? What message would it send to future recruits if an accusation was enough to cost them their scholarship?
Just because the Knoxville Police Department arrested these three players does not mean that they are guilty of a crime. We don't know a great deal about the incident. We don't know much about the credibility of the alleged victims. We don't even know if Jackson is accused of having any involvement other than being there.
Once we have all this information, then the coaching staff should take their time to consider how serious this actually is. No one was hurt in the incident. No one was even actually robbed. To me, this sounds more like a dumb prank than an actual crime.
The age of the accused must also be considered. They're all still teenagers. People do stupid things at that age. Things they should be punished for, but there is no reason to ruin their lives for them. Coach Kiffin needs to make sure the punishment fits the crime.
If the three are convicted of the alleged crimes, they should be suspended. I think expulsion would be too harsh. It'd be different if someone were hurt or if the crime were more serious or if this were a repeat offense.
What good would it do to kick three potential impact players off the team without taking the time to find out exactly what happened? What message would it send to future recruits if an accusation was enough to cost them their scholarship?
Just because the Knoxville Police Department arrested these three players does not mean that they are guilty of a crime. We don't know a great deal about the incident. We don't know much about the credibility of the alleged victims. We don't even know if Jackson is accused of having any involvement other than being there.
Once we have all this information, then the coaching staff should take their time to consider how serious this actually is. No one was hurt in the incident. No one was even actually robbed. To me, this sounds more like a dumb prank than an actual crime.
The age of the accused must also be considered. They're all still teenagers. People do stupid things at that age. Things they should be punished for, but there is no reason to ruin their lives for them. Coach Kiffin needs to make sure the punishment fits the crime.
If the three are convicted of the alleged crimes, they should be suspended. I think expulsion would be too harsh. It'd be different if someone were hurt or if the crime were more serious or if this were a repeat offense.
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