But Brandon Davies isn't just any college student. He's a superstar on the Brigham Young University basketball team -- which is currently ranked No. 3 -- and is therefore bound by the Mormon school's strict honor code. And in addition to mandating that students "[a]bstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse" and "[u]se clean language," BYU students are expected to "live a chaste life."
That means getting down before exchanging vows is strictly verboten.
So Davies, a center, is off of BYU's team for at least the rest of the season, after having been accused of having premarital sex. (There are rumors online that Davies' misbehavior came to light after his girlfriend became pregnant, but Surge Desk can't find any reports confirming that.)
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Davies has apologized to his BYU Cougar teammates.
"He told us everything. He told us he was sorry and that he let us down. We just held our heads high and told him it was OK, that it is life, and you make mistakes, and you just got to play through it," teammate Jimmer Fredette told the paper.
The Cougars themselves may be forgiving, but what does this mean for the team? Last night, they lost their first Davies-less game, falling 82-64 to the New Mexico Lobos.
Lobos coach Steve Alford said in postgame interviews that his guys took advantage of Davies' absence. "[Davies] has been very, very big for them all year. He's very skilled and he's very talented ... that's a tremendous loss, so we just wanted to make sure that we went inside as much as possible," he told The Associated Press.
The Cougars are going to have to regroup quickly to compensate for losing Davies, according to sportswriters in the wake of the suspension. "The sophomore was a vital member of BYU's frontcourt," ESPN said. The sports channel also noted that "BYU's Final Four chances [have been] dealt a significant blow."
Vanquish the Foe, a BYU Cougars fan blog, has run down the options for adjusting the lineup. As Bleacher Report points out, the backup centers on the team haven't had much court time this year. "Getting away with not having your starting center might fly against the lower seeds, but this all but guarantees they are not going to be able to make a run as deep as many experts have been predicting."
Those struggles aside, at BYU, even the school paper's sports editor is saying that he isn't angry with the decision to suspend Davies for at least the season. J.J Despain writes: "Davies and his work under the basket will be sorely missed as the Cougars wrap up the regular season and head into postseason play. But, believe it or not, there are things more important than sports."
That means getting down before exchanging vows is strictly verboten.
So Davies, a center, is off of BYU's team for at least the rest of the season, after having been accused of having premarital sex. (There are rumors online that Davies' misbehavior came to light after his girlfriend became pregnant, but Surge Desk can't find any reports confirming that.)
According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Davies has apologized to his BYU Cougar teammates.
"He told us everything. He told us he was sorry and that he let us down. We just held our heads high and told him it was OK, that it is life, and you make mistakes, and you just got to play through it," teammate Jimmer Fredette told the paper.
The Cougars themselves may be forgiving, but what does this mean for the team? Last night, they lost their first Davies-less game, falling 82-64 to the New Mexico Lobos.
Lobos coach Steve Alford said in postgame interviews that his guys took advantage of Davies' absence. "[Davies] has been very, very big for them all year. He's very skilled and he's very talented ... that's a tremendous loss, so we just wanted to make sure that we went inside as much as possible," he told The Associated Press.
The Cougars are going to have to regroup quickly to compensate for losing Davies, according to sportswriters in the wake of the suspension. "The sophomore was a vital member of BYU's frontcourt," ESPN said. The sports channel also noted that "BYU's Final Four chances [have been] dealt a significant blow."
Vanquish the Foe, a BYU Cougars fan blog, has run down the options for adjusting the lineup. As Bleacher Report points out, the backup centers on the team haven't had much court time this year. "Getting away with not having your starting center might fly against the lower seeds, but this all but guarantees they are not going to be able to make a run as deep as many experts have been predicting."
Those struggles aside, at BYU, even the school paper's sports editor is saying that he isn't angry with the decision to suspend Davies for at least the season. J.J Despain writes: "Davies and his work under the basket will be sorely missed as the Cougars wrap up the regular season and head into postseason play. But, believe it or not, there are things more important than sports."
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