The linked article shed some new light - this player is most likely a prima donna type, and the wall of silence around why the kid did'nt practice that day, and why he was reinstated says volumes - he's got parents or relatives connected to the powers that be here.
Good for the coach, for standing up for principle. What burns me is they're saying they may revisit this later and punish the coach, because he did'nt give a 60 day notice.
I hope he has a good attorney - he could blow this whole thing wide open, if he gets it into a court room, and show why this kid was shown such blatant favoritism, and why an authority in the situation - the coach - was ignored and overrruled.
where he can complain to the college coaches, argue, break team rules and generally be coddled as long as he produces..then when he's not drafted (he certainly isn't going to get an education), he's a dishwasher someplace or winds up dead..then the parent sues because discipline wasn't instilled in him at the high school level..