This week has seen quite the brouhaha online as Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley revealed in a radio call-in show that his team would be penalized for doing the popular hand gesture meant to demean the beloved Texas mascot.
The conference, long a proponent of equality within its ranks, and never one to take sides with any one school over another, quickly backpedaled on this statement, stating simply that they’d be adhering to NCAA rules on Unsportsmanlike Conduct, and referred all interested parties to Section 9.1 of the rulebook.
Unfortunately, the seeds of uncertainty were already sown.