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

A teammate apparently saw the kiss and told coaches, Kuntz said. When Parsons  confronted Kuntz on the bus ride back to North Dakota, Kuntz told him the man he  kissed was his grandfather.

“I lied,” Kuntz said.

Later, he felt guilty about lying and came clean to his coach.

In a Sept. 3 dismissal letter obtained by The Associated Press,  Parsons told Kuntz he was being ousted from the team under the “conduct deemed  detrimental to the team” category outlined in guidelines in the team’s player’s  manual. Parsons specifically noted the manual’s section on “lying to coaches,  teachers or other school staff.”

“This decision was arrived at solely on the basis of your conduct during the  football game; and because you chose not to be truthful with me when I  confronted you about whom else was in the box with you,” Parsons wrote. “Any  conduct by any member of the program that would cause such a distraction during  a game would warrant the same consequences.”

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