Gay North Dakota Football Player says a Kiss Got him Kicked off Team

Other behavior that the player’s manual says could lead to dismissal includes  criminal violations, fighting and repeated absences or tardiness to class.  Richman said he believes Kuntz’s case was handled “fairly and consistently” by  the athletic department.

“I’m very confident that with the information that’s been provided to me by  our football coach, Chuck Parsons, by our athletic director, Stu Engen, that the  thought process, the facts that were reviewed, have led them to an appropriate  and the right decision in this case,” Richman said Tuesday in an interview at  the college.

Parsons recently joined the school’s diversity council as a faculty  representative, according to Sybil Priebe, an English and humanities professor  who heads the council. Its programs include events for gay, lesbian, bisexual  and transgender students. Priebe said Tuesday she had not heard much about the  incident with Kuntz.

Kuntz said he told his mother that he was gay at the same time he told her he  was kicked off the team.

“I’m struggling with it,” said Rita Kuntz, choking back tears. “I love Jamie  and I’m proud of him, but I know what the school did was wrong.”

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