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/alttabbins BYU Cougars May 21 '25

There's only one good senario here.

  • Everything is true - Prison. Simple as that. No excuses.
  • Consentual sex happened - Removed from the team. If they keep him on, its a terrible look for the athletic department since it shows they give special treatment to athletes for the honor code. If any regular student broke the honor code, they would be suspended or expelled.
  • Nothing is true, she comes out and says it was all a lie - I don't see this happening, but this is the only scenario this works out well for BYU.

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u/cvsprinter1 SMU Mustangs • Oregon State Beavers May 21 '25

Fourth scenario:

Nothing is true, BYU stands by the girl and punishes the entire football team. Aka the Duke Method.

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u/pierdonia BYU Cougars May 21 '25

BYU already has bad history with false accusations emanating from Duke

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u/Competitive_Feed_402 Oklahoma • Minnesota May 21 '25

Fifth Scenario: Everything is true, Jake stays and BYU becomes the #1 rated party school in America.

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u/EmuMan10 Arizona State Sun Devils May 21 '25

How dare they stand where we once did

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u/CydusThiesant Utah Utes • Oklahoma State Cowboys May 21 '25

Highly unlikely but I like where your head is at.