Pac-10, suspended RB Blount set to meet
October 31, 2009
EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott says he will meet withsuspended Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount and school officials overpossible reinstatement.
Scott made the comments before No. 10 Oregon’s game against No. 4 USC onSaturday.
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Blount was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player inthe aftermath of Oregon’s 19-8 loss to the Broncos in the season opener.
Scott says he’ll meet with Blount, Oregon counsel, university presidentRichard Lariviere, athletic director Mike Bellotti and coach Chip Kelly andmembers of his staff.
Scott says the university has not made formal moves to reinstate Blount andhis role “completely depends on the university and whether they want thepenalty revisited.”