BYU Football: Sione Takitaki dismissed from BYU
By Jake Hadlock
Dec 27, 2013; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl between the Brigham Young Cougars and the Washington Huskies at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Freshman LB Sione Takitaki (profiled here this week) has been dismissed from BYU. While details are not clear at this point what has led to the dismissal, Total Blue Sports tweeted this within the last hour:
BREAKING: Freshman LB Sione Takitaki has been dismissed from #BYU. Unclear currently if/when he'll be eligible to re-enroll at the school.
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) July 17, 2014
This will sting for BYU fans because Takitaki was one of the few three star prospects in BYU’s signing class and had offers from Pac-12 schools. He has a high ceiling and will be a great college athlete.
As we find out more about the situation we will keep you posted.
UPDATE:
To recap, Sione Takitaki was dismissed by Bronco Mendenhall but coaches & administrators stepped in to vouch for Sione & change his ruling
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) July 18, 2014
Bronco brought it before the entire #BYUfootball team & let them vote on it. They voted to let Takitaki remain in school & focus on that.
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) July 18, 2014
Takitaki will remain in school as a student only & work on rejoining the football program. Eligible to rejoin the team in January @ earliest
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) July 18, 2014
This is great news for the young man, the football team, and BYU fans.