Untrue for a couple of reasons. A) This problem seems to have just been discovered... although it is suspiciously convenient that the next game after the discovery is ULL. B) Thomas' punishment wasn't the next game or even anything close. Wasn't UM given the choice of which game to suspend him for?
Lastly, Coker should be gone for missing these sessions. It just goes to prove that regardless of how good UT has been to them he just won't respect the rules, his teammates, his coaches, or the Vol nation.
I don't know if putting him out is an option or if there is a specific rule that says he only gets a one games suspension... but if there is such a rule, it needs to be changed. When a guy fails to convert on 4th down... the reason shouldn't matter.
BTW, unless Thomas was UF's only real threat at KR or DL for that matter... your statement is untrue about his value. Coker has given UT about 10 extra yards on KO returns than they were getting earlier.