Allow me to repeat myself--but reword it--to make it as clear as possible 4U:
If you are a college player...and you are arrested for a DUI offense...the effect goes beyond what happens in a criminal court...For example, like the Oklahoma State player arrested for a DUI, the effect of that meant football game discipline of missing one game.
For the two BYU football players charged with assault, the effect of that was (a) dismissal from the football squad; and (b) dismissal from the campus.
Genius...those are ALL things that go beyond the courtroom!
In these cases above, the penalties were imposed by (a) the coach in the Okla State case; and (b) first the BYU athletic dept in conjunction with the BYU coach in being dismissed from the team; and (c) the BYU admin in being dismissed from the campus.
If the coach, athletic dept, and even the university admin can weigh in in imposing penalties beyond the courtroom, ya better believe the NCAA has the power to sanction as well.
This was a continual red herring brought up by JoePa apologists & other Penn State supporters last year: They wanted no action taken vs. Penn State leaders UNTIL they had their "day in court."
Tis a ridiculous assertion...
No governing body (college campuses, NCAA, the NFL, etc.) or even coaching staff overlooks all off-the-field behavior until it's "settled" by convening authorities...
And where were all these "let's wait" voices in all the previous myriad of athletes-gone-bad cases?
In most of those cases there was no full "wait til the courtroom dust settles" argument ever put forth on their behalf. Which meant that these Penn State-ites were vying for a new standard carved out ONLY for their folk.