Dwight Dasher On Verge Of Suspension For Recent Allegations

The Blue Raiders suddenly find themselves in a lot of trouble with less than two weeks away from the September 2nd opener against Minnesota.

It's looking more apparent that star quarterback Dwight Dasher won't make it to the season opener. There are allegations that he failed to pay back a $1,500 loan used for poker games and the likely chance that he stole checks from a teammate to use as collateral.

If the multiple investigations find Dasher guilty of these horrible misdeeds, then the Blue Raiders go from hands down favorites in the Sun Belt to a second or third place team.

That's how important Dasher is to this team.

Even if Dasher isn't punished by local authorities, head coach Rick Stockstill and company have to make the right decision and suspend Dasher if he is indeed found guilty of doing these things.

You can't allow a player to stay on the team if he is stealing checks from one of his teammates. If you leave him on the team for the sake of your season then what does that tell the other 50-plus players on the roster?

It wouldn't shine a very good light on the university as a whole if they let the star athlete get away with something like this.

Just from the way Stockstill has handled things in the past, it's almost guaranteed that Dasher will be suspended for at least a good chunk of the season, and most likely the entire season.

Dasher, entering his senior season, has 34 touchdown passes and over 4,000 yards passing since 2007. That's not even counting his 16 rushing touchdowns.

It's unfortunate for a football program that has made giant leaps in the national spotlight ever since Stockstill took over in 2006. Dasher has contributed to a lot of that success.

Dasher most likely would be replaced by sophomore Logan Kilgore, who is no slouch by any means. Even with Kilgore under center, the Blue Raiders will contend for a Sun Belt title. Without Dasher, however, it will be tough to get by Troy.

Even if it means pretty much eliminating your chances at repeating the 10-win season in 2009, you have to do the right thing and send Dasher on his way at this point.