The Skeete situation

I'm sure you've heard all about the Jonathan Skeete situation by now. If not, you can get the info here.

Basically, a walk-on kicker for the OSU football team got nailed selling pot, and was found guilty to fifth-degree felony drug trafficking. It's worth noting that the article linked above implies something that's not correct; he wasn't at OSU on an athletic scholarship, but an academic one. He has always been a walk-on.

I'm all for giving kids a second chance. Of course, depending on how you look at it, he may have already had that second chance, since he got nailed twice for selling pot.

Regardless, there's nothing that says he needs to get that second chance at OSU. He could have gone to any of a number of other schools to start over.

Generally, Tressel's discipline tends to be reasonable and fairly consistent. I just don't agree with this move.

(And Michigan fans, spare me the "thugs at OSU! No punishment!" bullshit. Marlon Jackson, a bottle, a kid's head, and a one-game suspension against a low-level MAC opponent come to mind.)