Former Oklahoma defensive tackle Tony Casillas took to Facebook to criticize how the Sooners handled running back Joe Mixon's assault case.
Mixon served a 2014 season suspension after he was accused of punching a woman and leaving her unconscious with four broken facial bones. The running back was later allowed to join the team.
The former All-American Casillas did not mince words when it came to Mixon's situation, comparing it to how Oklahoma treated the Sigma Alpha Epsilon members after a recording of their racist chant was revealed. The fraternity's chapter was kicked off campus and two members were expelled.
— tony casillas (@tccasillas) July 7, 2015
As a graduate from Oklahoma, and proud of it , every kid should get a second chance, not just an athlete. Just my perspective.
— tony casillas (@tccasillas) July 7, 2015
Parallels have been drawn recently between Mixon's case and that of Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson, who was dismissed following the release of a video showing him punching a woman in the face at a bar. Although a video exists of the Mixon incident, a district judge ruled in February not to release the tape to the public.
