Texas A&M Initially Suspended Johnny Manziel After His 2012
Arrest  The Dallas Morning News reports that Texas A&M
quarterback Johnny Manziel faced a season-long suspension after
a June 2012 arrest for a role in a barroom brawl, and had the
suspension been upheld, Manziel would have transferred from
College Station.  It's a confusing story that raises a whole
bunch of unanswered questions, but the Morning News' source
claims that A&M—not the athletic department—initially suspended
Manziel for the entire 2012 season. He appealed through the
typical channels, and his suspension was overturned. Manziel
would go on to win the starting job in camp, and become the
first freshman Heisman Trophy winner.  According to the source,
Manziel—still projected to be a backup—naturally "would have
felt it was necessary to transfer" if he had to sit out the
season.  This is weird, right? Since when do universities issue
athletic suspensions to students instead of the programs
themselves? Since when do misdemeanor charges warra