Harvey Unga, BYU’s all-time leading rusher, has been denied readmission to the university for what would have been his final season of college football.
All-Time Leading BYU Rusher Harvey Unga Denied Readmission To University
Unga, the leading rusher in school history with 3,455 career yards, withdrew from the school operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 16, saying that he had run afoul of the private school’s strict honor code.
As first reported by The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday morning, BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said Unga will not be allowed back in school until January 2011 at the earliest.
Unga withdrew from school in April along with his girlfriend, Keilani Moeaki, a BYU women’s basketball starter, who will also not be allowed back in for fall. Head coach Bronco Mendenhall has to be going through antacids like candy at the thought of fielding a team without him, but he maintains his support for Unga, who would be the first person in his family to earn a college degree:
Harvey has been a great teammate and valuable member of our program the past four seasons. I know returning to BYU to finish his degree is a high priority for him. We wish him the very best and offer our continued support.A high priority, sure. But maybe not the highest. Unga went back and forth this past winter as far as returning for his senior season, and the school’s ruling may have him jumpstarting his pro career a little early:
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