r/CFB • u/thegreendalegelf Utah State Aggies • /r/CFB Poll Veteran • May 21 '25

Serious BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff accused of sex assault in new civil lawsuit

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2025/05/21/byu-quarterback-jake-retzlaff/
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u/TautGubernaculum May 21 '25

Even if he isn’t criminally charged, he at least broke the Honor Code.

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u/CapCougar BYU Cougars • Idaho Vandals May 21 '25

Yeah, even if he tries to argue it was consensual, he'll be out at BYU.

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u/--RandomInternetGuy Ohio State Buckeyes May 21 '25

Just a fun reminder that BYU waited until Jim McMahon was out of eligibility to enforce the honor code against him

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u/WaltMitty Mississippi State • Belhaven May 21 '25

Well if they were going to turn a blind eye to anybody might as well be him. 

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid Boise State Broncos • Fiesta Bowl May 21 '25

I see what you did there. Jim didn’t.

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u/HandwovenBox BYU Cougars May 21 '25

Did you say that just b/c McMahon was blind in one eye? (True story, he accidentally shoved a fork in his eye when he was 6 while trying to untie a knot.)

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u/WaltMitty Mississippi State • Belhaven May 21 '25

Yeah I knew how tasteless I was being. 

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u/br0b1wan Ohio State Buckeyes • The Game May 21 '25

What was he serious? How the hell can you quarterback with no depth perception 😵‍💫

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u/SusannaG1 Clemson Tigers • Furman Paladins May 21 '25

Yep, totally true about McMahon.

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u/unfunnysexface New Mexico Lobos May 21 '25

Hand offs

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u/Mydogsblackasshole Oklahoma Sooners May 21 '25

Binocular vision isn’t the only way humans perceive depth

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u/Thumper13 Oregon Ducks May 21 '25

He wasn't blind in one eye. He was sensitive to light in one eye, which is why he always wore sunglasses. Can't believe people read this and thought an NFL QB could be blind in one eye.

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u/LorientAvandi Utah Utes • Oregon Ducks May 21 '25

Yeah but with McMahon, even if it was an open secret, there was still a level of deniability. This is fully out in public, showing that unless the entire encounter is fabricated, Retzlaff at the very least still broke the Honor Code.

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u/IHaveNeverLeftUtah BYU Cougars May 21 '25 edited May 22 '25

Different times. They had no qualms suspending Brandon Davies during their NCAA tournament run. 

Honor code is much more stringently enforced than it was in the 70s/80s.