I don't see what removing him from football is a precaution against other than the university's reputation. If that's your primary concern, then it's a smart call. I think the priority If you really think it's better for him to focus on this matter rather than football, that should be his choice. Forcing people over 18 to do things for their own good is in general a poor policy.

 

Though you carefully avoid the word in your responses, in reality, the suspension is a punishment. A punishment handed down without any proof of wrongdoing and with (at most) a cursory glance at the evidence. It can't be anything more than that because the evidence is still being collected!

 

Is it terrible? Not on the grand scale of things. Is it an injustice? Unless the administration knows more (much much more) than has been leaked, certainly.

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