he was suspended for flunking out

Posted on: October 12, 2016 at 16:05:48 CT

of Arts and Science. While they tried to get a different program to take him in, he was accused of assault and ultimately dismissed. He was also suspended back in 2010-11 for academic dishonesty, which caused him to lose his starting role to a freshman Pressey and the team tanked down the stretch.

He elected to transfer at the end of November 2012 instead of being re-instated at semester as was initially planned due to the allegations. But he was suspended because his academics were a mess:

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article310274/Mizzou%E2%80%99s-Mike-Dixon-Dominique-Bull-suspended-indefinitely.html

Haith added that Dixon, a projected starter, has not been participating in practice recently in order to work on academics. Haith said his decision to suspend both has been in the works for “a couple weeks.”

“It also creates a real opportunity for personal growth,” Haith said. “Mike has had some time off to work on some academic stuff, and he has done a nice job, he’s made some strides in that area. I’m really proud of how well he’s done so far, and that’s why we’re going to have him back at practice starting next week.”

Edited by FIJItiger at 16:06:42 on 10/12/16