Derrell Hand is still with the Notre Dame Football Team.
Notre Dame defensive lineman Derrell Hand, arrested last month on a misdemeanor charge of propositioning a prostitute, will be allowed to play for the Fighting Irish after serving a three-game suspension imposed by coach Charlie Weis.
It’s a surprising turn of events because it sure seemed like people in the know (read: not usually us) expected, at the very least, for Hand to be suspended not just from the team, but the school, for a minimum of a semester.
We also don’t know what sort of details played a role in this decision. It could have been mitigating factors in the case itself, it could have been an issue with Res Life deciding at some point to handle legal issues differently than in years past, or it could have been a matter of Res Life interpreting the application of Du Lac rules to this case in a way that lead to this conclusion as a matter of “law.”
UPDATE:Â We’ve massively edited this post seeing as Bonger has removed his post on the issue.
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Justice is done. It has always been a “non-issue” IMHO.