Purify gets a year of probation

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska wide receiver Maurice Purify pleaded no contest to four charges Wednesday as part of a deal with prosecutors. He awaits word from coach Bill Callahan about disciplinary action.

A Lancaster County judge sentenced him to a year of probation and fined him $1,250.

Purify was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, assault, disturbing the peace and hindering arrest. The charges stem from two incidents earlier this year.

While on probation, Purify won't be allowed to enter a bar or any business that primarily sells alcohol, and he must attend drug and alcohol counseling. For 60 days, Purify will have the choice of not driving or having a device attached to his car ignition that will ensure he is sober before he can start the vehicle.

A spokesman for Callahan said the coach had no comment but would address the issue in the next few days. Purify was suspended indefinitely from the team last month.

"I do not know if I will be fortunate enough to play another game at Nebraska," Purify said in a statement. "I hope that I can be afforded a second chance to do what I love to do — play football for Nebraska."

Purify led the Cornhuskers in receiving yards last season, with 34 catches for 630 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Purify was arrested May 5 and charged on several counts, including two for assault, after an altercation at a Lincoln bar. Last month he was cited on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

As part of the agreement with prosecutors, one of the assault charges and a charge of refusing to obey a police order were dropped. Also, a trespassing charge was reduced to disturbing the peace.

Purify apologized in his statement to family, friends, teammates and Callahan.

Purify's attorney, Jon Braaten, said the plea deal was appropriate.

"It's the exact same sentence anyone else would get in this circumstance," Braaten said.

Purify played at City College of San Francisco before joining Nebraska.

[THRICE]

Yep. I work in the court building and today when looking for the name of one of probation client's, I saw Purify's name on the court sheet. Spoke with my buddy, who is a member of the LPD, he stated the plea is pretty normal and the punishment is about par for the course on most offenders. Now should he be able to play, that's another story in itself.

[Maxell]

Why wouldn't or shouldn't he be able to play? A couple of misdemeanors that nearly every college kid in America will get or has gotten at some point. I've said all along it will be 2 games. And that's exactly what Callahan will do.

[fatty fat fat]

I'd be embarrassing if callahan lets him play this year.

we shall see....

[THRICE]

Why wouldn't or shouldn't he be able to play? A couple of misdemeanors that nearly every college kid in America will get or has gotten at some point. I've said all along it will be 2 games. And that's exactly what Callahan will do.

I not saying he should or shouldn't be able to play. Whatever Bill C's comes up with, no one will be happy with. If he lets him back, people will say he just wants to win at all costs. If he doesn't then NU fans will say he is heartless and should give him another shot. I would really hate to be in Billy C's shoes right now. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Whether people think so or not, Purify is an impact player. And he just put his coach in a real bad spot.

[THRICE]

I'd be embarrassing if callahan lets him play this year.

we shall see....

I wouldn't be embarrassed, but the NU fans will definitely have to survive the storm of "that's Nebraska, win at all costs". But I think I could handle it. Besides, it's not me making the decision.

[FBWillie]

Why wouldn't or shouldn't he be able to play? A couple of misdemeanors that nearly every college kid in America will get or has gotten at some point. I've said all along it will be 2 games. And that's exactly what Callahan will do.

I not saying he should or shouldn't be able to play. Whatever Bill C's comes up with, no one will be happy with. If he lets him back, people will say he just wants to win at all costs. If he doesn't then NU fans will say he is heartless and should give him another shot. I would really hate to be in Billy C's shoes right now. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Whether people think so or not, Purify is an impact player. And he just put his coach in a real bad spot.

Read this post maxel,
Exactly why this is a big deal.  It's a big deal because he not only put his coach in a real bad spot, but he put every fan of NU and the image of the college in a real bad spot.  If I were a nub, I'd be calling for his head.

[Maxell]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI. Should we send him to the gallos next? If its a felony, I'm all in favor of removing a kid from a team. Its not. He'll play and other teams will have to deal with it. I don't give a crap and I don't think Callahan does either.

[THRICE]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI. Should we send him to the gallos next? If its a felony, I'm all in favor of removing a kid from a team. Its not. He'll play and other teams will have to deal with it. I don't give a crap and I don't think Callahan does either.

We'll see what happens. I'll wait until Cally makes his final decision before I start celebrating. But to say Callahan doesn't give a crap, that's just naive.

[Maxell]

He doesn't give a crap what anyone else thinks. He'll operate independently of what KSU, Missouri, Nebraska and the media thinks he should do. He will not let a turd ass KSU fan make his decision for him.

[Poopley]

"turd ass" --  cousin of "booger nose" and "phlegm-ball throat"

[Slick]

Fatty, I am interested in why you think a bar fight and a DUI is bad enough to take a kid's entire SR year away from him.  Is it for NU's sake or for KSU's?

[ChicoRodriguez]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI.

Ya, you're right.  Drunk driving is not a big deal.  Tell that to the mother of my friend who died because some guy decided to get behind the wheel after having a few beers. 

Nebraska fans are unbelievable.

[fatty fat fat]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI.

Ya, you're right.  Drunk driving is not a big deal.  Tell that to the mother of my friend who died because some guy decided to get behind the wheel after having a few beers. 

Nebraska fans are unbelievable.

Unreal, isn't it?

Makes you sick to you stomach.

God Bless Kansas State University for being above this. Hell, our best RB isn't averaging a 3.0, so Prince f-ing suspends him.

Thus, the difference between Callahan and Prince. Sad.

[S. Parker]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI.

Ya, you're right.  Drunk driving is not a big deal.  Tell that to the mother of my friend who died because some guy decided to get behind the wheel after having a few beers. 

Nebraska fans are unbelievable.

DUI's are very serious. Do you think a DUI is enough to lose an entire year though?

[Slick]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI.

Ya, you're right.  Drunk driving is not a big deal.  Tell that to the mother of my friend who died because some guy decided to get behind the wheel after having a few beers. 

Nebraska fans are unbelievable.

Unreal, isn't it?

Makes you sick to you stomach.

God Bless Kansas State University for being above this. Hell, our best RB isn't averaging a 3.0, so Prince f-ing suspends him.

Thus, the difference between Callahan and Prince. Sad.

Every player that has gotten into serious trouble since Callahan has been there has been kicked off.  He still hasn't  even made his decision yet, so relax.  Man, to think.... if every person while I was in the military got kicked out of the military for a DUI and a bar fight, then only me and a third of the rest of the military would be left.

[ChicoRodriguez]

Fatty, I am interested in why you think a bar fight and a DUI is bad enough to take a kid's entire SR year away from him.  Is it for NU's sake or for KSU's?

 

Nebraska Punishment Guide
• rape = run stairs
• grand theft auto = 1 quarter
• child molestation = 1 game as long as its not a BCS opponent
• DUI = 2 games tops (see above)
• murder = suspended for non-conference play

[ChicoRodriguez]

DUI's are very serious. Do you think a DUI is enough to lose an entire year though?

So he would have had to kill some one before he gets suspended for a year?  Seriously, tell me what you think deserves a one year suspension.

[S. Parker]

DUI's are very serious. Do you think a DUI is enough to lose an entire year though?

So he would have had to kill some one before he gets suspended for a year?  Seriously, tell me what you think deserves a one year suspension.

So you do think a dui deserves a one year suspension then?

[ChicoRodriguez]

DUI's are very serious. Do you think a DUI is enough to lose an entire year though?

So he would have had to kill some one before he gets suspended for a year?  Seriously, tell me what you think deserves a one year suspension.

So you do think a dui deserves a one year suspension then?

So are you going to answer the question or dance around it some more?

[S. Parker]

So are you going to answer the question or dance around it some more?

I don't know, that's why I asked you first. You seem to have very strong feelings about this, so I wanted to see what you thought was fair.

[OmahaHusker]

Christ, he got in a freakin bar fight and a DUI.

Ya, you're right.  Drunk driving is not a big deal.  Tell that to the mother of my friend who died because some guy decided to get behind the wheel after having a few beers. 

Nebraska fans are unbelievable.

Unreal, isn't it?

Makes you sick to you stomach.

God Bless Kansas State University for being above this. Hell, our best RB isn't averaging a 3.0, so Prince f-ing suspends him.

Thus, the difference between Callahan and Prince. Sad.

Um....Snyder himself let a player play without any suspension after getting a DUI..............no suspension.  KSU is above nothing. 

DUI's are very serious but they happen, and an EXREME number of people get them (i'd suspect that many who post on here have one or more), it's a bad mistake to drive while drunk, but not one worthy of being kicked off a team.  People, and especially kids, make mistakes.  Callahan, just like SNYDER wouldn't, won't kick him off the team.  He'll atleast suspend him though unlike snyder would.

Wow.  Thank god we have laws and that justice isn't handed out by vigilante's.

[fatty fat fat]

Bill Snyder smack? Last time I checked, the man has retired and hasn't coached us in over 20 months.

Good stuff, can I whip out my 38-9 smack if you chooses to bring that crap?

3 kilograms of "lol" there, imo.

[BigXIIpowercat]

bar fight = not a HUGE issue
DUI = serious, but doesn't warrant year long suspension

both within a month? That shows that player wasn't too worried about whatever punishment he was going to get for the first and basically thumbed his nose at the coach by doing whatever he wanted (driving drunk). What message does is send to other players if Purify still plays? "Do whatever you want as long as it's not a felony and it's cool."

[THRICE]

It was a DUI. Will he get kicked off? Probably not. Will other fans be up in arms? More then likely. But we have all seen stranger things in college football, then allowing a player to plat after receiving a DUI. DUI's are serious, no one was hurt, thank god. Will the kid learn his lesson? Who knows. But before everyone goes crazy about this court hearing, why don't we relax and see what the coach says before getting out our jump to conclusions mat.

[ChicoRodriguez]

So are you going to answer the question or dance around it some more?

I don't know, that's why I asked you first. You seem to have very strong feelings about this, so I wanted to see what you thought was fair.

so are you waltzing now or square dancing?

[Pett]

It's going to be totally embarassing for NU when Purify walks onto the field in uniform on national tv for the USC game.  

[OmahaHusker]

Bill Snyder smack? Last time I checked, the man has retired and hasn't coached us in over 20 months.

Good stuff, can I whip out my 38-9 smack if you chooses to bring that crap?

3 kilograms of "lol" there, imo.

Just a comparison.  Snyder didn't kick off a Wildcat after getting a DUI, and actually played him the next game.  I don't think wildcat nation was up in arms about this acting as if it was a tragedy.  I don't think Snyder was wrong in not kicking a player off for making a misdemeanor mistake like a dui, and neither will Callahan be.  That's my point.  I doubt Prince would kick off a player in Purify's shoes and I would NOT be angry at him not kicking him off.  I'd think it were the right thing.  EDUCATING, and IMPROVING these men are the primary thing universities are supposed to do.

As Wildcat fans, are you mad at Snyder for playing that kid who got a DUI?  Your team benefited from him playing.  Was that wrong?  I personally don't think it was.

[pissclams]

I hope Callahan lets him back.  
Suspend him for a couple games or something but I don't see this as a reason to throw the kid's senior season/future down the tubes.

[THRICE]

Bill Snyder smack? Last time I checked, the man has retired and hasn't coached us in over 20 months.

Good stuff, can I whip out my 38-9 smack if you chooses to bring that crap?

3 kilograms of "lol" there, imo.

Just a comparison.  Snyder didn't kick off a Wildcat after getting a DUI, and actually played him the next game.  I don't think wildcat nation was up in arms about this acting as if it was a tragedy.  I don't think Snyder was wrong in not kicking a player off for making a misdemeanor mistake like a dui, and neither will Callahan be.  That's my point.  I doubt Prince would kick off a player in Purify's shoes and I would NOT be angry at him not kicking him off.  I'd think it were the right thing.  EDUCATING, and IMPROVING these men are the primary thing universities are supposed to do.

As Wildcat fans, are you mad at Snyder for playing that kid who got a DUI?  Your team benefited from him playing.  Was that wrong?  I personally don't think it was.

But later on, wasn't that kid accused of rape? Sorry had to.

Let's stay in the present.