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Pretty pathetic when FSU handles the same situation than OU.
Inside College Sports: Video sacks FSU QB but Oklahoma's Joe Mixon plays on
Welcome to Inside College Sports, a weekly notebook looking at issues occurring off the field in college sports -- money, court cases, NCAA governance, health and safety, etc. Have a tip, idea or question about a certain topic? Email me at jon.solomon@cbsinteractive.com or hit me up on Twitter @JonSolomonCBS.
Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson was dismissed by the football team for allegedly punching a woman. Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon was suspended one season for allegedly punching a woman and prepares to resume his career in 2015.
Why the difference? One video went public and the other did not. The State Attorney's Office in Florida released surveillance video of Johnson's ugly punch and his indefinite suspension became a dismissal. Police in Norman, Oklahoma, only allowed media members to view Mixon's act and wouldn't publicly release the video.
“The video becoming public was the reason (Johnson) got kicked out, no question,†said Kathy Redmond Brown, founder of the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes. “Had there not been a video, it would have been easily dismissed as a he-said, she-said type of thing where they'd say he was provoked.â€
This is how The Oklahoman described the video last September of Mixon's punch -- a video that was viewed by Oklahoma president David Boren, athletic director Joe Castiglione and coach Bob Stoops.
Mixon lands a devastating right hook that knocks Molitor (the victim) off her feet. First she hits the table on her left ear, then falls to the ground, where she lays still. Mixon walks out of the frame toward the front of the restaurant and is not seen again. After about 35 seconds, Molitor manages to stand up and tries to steady her feet but staggers, eventually sitting down in the chair she stood next to a minute before.
“There's no question (Mixon) should be off the team,†Redmond Brown said. “We see all these horrific media messages from movies and magazine ads, and it doesn't seem far-fetched to think of a player, ‘He probably just slapped her to restrain her and she was out of control.' Now these videos are coming with closed fists and actual knockout punches and people are like, ‘This isn't what we were told.'â€
The power of video reached a tipping point during the NFL's handling of Ray Rice. It wasn't until video surfaced of Rice rendering his fiancée unconscious with a devastating punch that the public outcry became loud. “Violence against women has been going on for a very long time, but we don't believe women,†said Don McPherson, a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback at Syracuse who has been a prominent speaker on this topic for three decades. “We blame victims, unless we're the victim, of course. We blame everything except the perpetrator, especially if the perpetrator is a sports hero.â€
So what's the answer for universities, which must take these incidents more seriously given that Title IX lawsuits and federal government investigations are happening over how schools handle sexual violence? For starters, schools could truly show zero tolerance. That doesn't mean eliminate due process for the accused. It does mean stop thinking every woman is lying or there's a reason why a man inexcusably hit a woman.
Redmond Brown praised the SEC's new rule that prevents transfers from entering the SEC who were previously disciplined by a school due to sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence. There is a waiver process that could allow a player such as Johnson into the SEC, but it would presumably be an incredibly tough sell.
“I think the SEC blazed a trail and absolutely did the right thing,†Redmond Brown said. “I don't think you're going to see another conference create this rule for a long time, not until something comes on their doorstep. What's scary is some school will take (Johnson) and hedge their bets that he won't do it again, and they'll hedge their bets on their ability to cover it up if he does.â€
Some college athletes also need more education and empathy for victims. Redmond Brown said she has had athletes tell her they used to instruct their sisters to “get over it†after being raped, only to discover empathy for family members after hearing Redmond Brown's story of getting raped by a Nebraska football player in 1991.
“What nobody understands is prior to even stepping foot on campus those players have already been exposed to domestic violence and sexual assaults, and there's nobody to talk about it,†Redmond Brown said. “It's staggering what they've seen. They're not taught why it happens. They're not taught what it looks like. They're not taught to basically challenge their own thinking.â€
Redmond Brown is working with one SEC school on education and hopes SEC commissioner Greg Sankey will attend a session she leads at that school this summer.
The issue of athlete violence requires context, too. Basing the discussion around a person's status as an athlete is “almost a complete waste of time because that doesn't explain that every 15 seconds a woman is being abused by a man,†McPherson said. “We need to start talking to young men, regardless if they're an athlete, about masculinity and how we assert power and strength and control. Right now, those things are very narrowly and very violently defined.â€
This much is clear: Johnson and Mixon both lost control and committed an ugly act. Mixon gets to restart his career at Oklahoma probably because his video hasn't been seen by the public. Johnson is out at Florida State right after his video went viral.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25237903/inside-college-sports-video-sacks-fsu-qb-but-oklahomas-joe-mixon-plays-on
Inside College Sports: Video sacks FSU QB but Oklahoma's Joe Mixon plays on
Welcome to Inside College Sports, a weekly notebook looking at issues occurring off the field in college sports -- money, court cases, NCAA governance, health and safety, etc. Have a tip, idea or question about a certain topic? Email me at jon.solomon@cbsinteractive.com or hit me up on Twitter @JonSolomonCBS.
Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson was dismissed by the football team for allegedly punching a woman. Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon was suspended one season for allegedly punching a woman and prepares to resume his career in 2015.
Why the difference? One video went public and the other did not. The State Attorney's Office in Florida released surveillance video of Johnson's ugly punch and his indefinite suspension became a dismissal. Police in Norman, Oklahoma, only allowed media members to view Mixon's act and wouldn't publicly release the video.
“The video becoming public was the reason (Johnson) got kicked out, no question,†said Kathy Redmond Brown, founder of the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes. “Had there not been a video, it would have been easily dismissed as a he-said, she-said type of thing where they'd say he was provoked.â€
This is how The Oklahoman described the video last September of Mixon's punch -- a video that was viewed by Oklahoma president David Boren, athletic director Joe Castiglione and coach Bob Stoops.
Mixon lands a devastating right hook that knocks Molitor (the victim) off her feet. First she hits the table on her left ear, then falls to the ground, where she lays still. Mixon walks out of the frame toward the front of the restaurant and is not seen again. After about 35 seconds, Molitor manages to stand up and tries to steady her feet but staggers, eventually sitting down in the chair she stood next to a minute before.
“There's no question (Mixon) should be off the team,†Redmond Brown said. “We see all these horrific media messages from movies and magazine ads, and it doesn't seem far-fetched to think of a player, ‘He probably just slapped her to restrain her and she was out of control.' Now these videos are coming with closed fists and actual knockout punches and people are like, ‘This isn't what we were told.'â€
The power of video reached a tipping point during the NFL's handling of Ray Rice. It wasn't until video surfaced of Rice rendering his fiancée unconscious with a devastating punch that the public outcry became loud. “Violence against women has been going on for a very long time, but we don't believe women,†said Don McPherson, a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback at Syracuse who has been a prominent speaker on this topic for three decades. “We blame victims, unless we're the victim, of course. We blame everything except the perpetrator, especially if the perpetrator is a sports hero.â€
So what's the answer for universities, which must take these incidents more seriously given that Title IX lawsuits and federal government investigations are happening over how schools handle sexual violence? For starters, schools could truly show zero tolerance. That doesn't mean eliminate due process for the accused. It does mean stop thinking every woman is lying or there's a reason why a man inexcusably hit a woman.
Redmond Brown praised the SEC's new rule that prevents transfers from entering the SEC who were previously disciplined by a school due to sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence. There is a waiver process that could allow a player such as Johnson into the SEC, but it would presumably be an incredibly tough sell.
“I think the SEC blazed a trail and absolutely did the right thing,†Redmond Brown said. “I don't think you're going to see another conference create this rule for a long time, not until something comes on their doorstep. What's scary is some school will take (Johnson) and hedge their bets that he won't do it again, and they'll hedge their bets on their ability to cover it up if he does.â€
Some college athletes also need more education and empathy for victims. Redmond Brown said she has had athletes tell her they used to instruct their sisters to “get over it†after being raped, only to discover empathy for family members after hearing Redmond Brown's story of getting raped by a Nebraska football player in 1991.
“What nobody understands is prior to even stepping foot on campus those players have already been exposed to domestic violence and sexual assaults, and there's nobody to talk about it,†Redmond Brown said. “It's staggering what they've seen. They're not taught why it happens. They're not taught what it looks like. They're not taught to basically challenge their own thinking.â€
Redmond Brown is working with one SEC school on education and hopes SEC commissioner Greg Sankey will attend a session she leads at that school this summer.
The issue of athlete violence requires context, too. Basing the discussion around a person's status as an athlete is “almost a complete waste of time because that doesn't explain that every 15 seconds a woman is being abused by a man,†McPherson said. “We need to start talking to young men, regardless if they're an athlete, about masculinity and how we assert power and strength and control. Right now, those things are very narrowly and very violently defined.â€
This much is clear: Johnson and Mixon both lost control and committed an ugly act. Mixon gets to restart his career at Oklahoma probably because his video hasn't been seen by the public. Johnson is out at Florida State right after his video went viral.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25237903/inside-college-sports-video-sacks-fsu-qb-but-oklahomas-joe-mixon-plays-on
