In a bizarre case that could have a dramatic ripple effect on the sport, an Atlanta judge ruled this week that Georgia Tech must reinstate suspended cornerback Reuben Houston, who was indicted this summer on felony charges of conspiring to distribute and possess 94 pounds of marijuana valued at $60,000. In issuing his ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gino Brogdon called the school's punishment "arbitrary and strikingly dissimilar to the school's treatment of other similarly situated athletes who have been accused of breaking the law." The former starter, who remained on scholarship and in school (he was briefly expelled) but off the team, could play as soon as Saturday's game at Miami. Said stunned Georgia Tech AD Dave Braine: "This decision will send shockwaves through college athletics programs around the country. Playing college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not a right."
Apparently, it is a right.
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