Haven't seen this link posted yet.. Interesting perspective from "Vol Colonel" on the Basilio blog... Not sure how reliable he is, but he looks at the double standard between the AJ/Williams and VP situations.
The Tony Basilio Show
I think it brings up a very valid point. If that policy did go into place three months before Johnson and Williams, then there is no reason why they are allowed to go back to school and Pearson can't.
The UT admin is seriously looking at a bad situation with this, it'd be easier to reinstate Pearson and deal with any supposed backlash from the public, which really there shouldn't be since the Admins/Team were quick to suspend him.
Or they can continue to try and keep him out of school and then most likely have a lawsuit on their hands that I could see them losing if that were to happen.