Cooper Neill(AUSTIN) — The University of Texas will allow incoming freshman Reese Leitao to enroll next semester and retain his scholarship after his felony drug charge was pleaded down to a misdemeanor.
Leitao, who is the son of DePaul’s men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao, is expected to join the Longhorns as a tight end.
“Based on several discussions with people who know Reese well as a person both on and off the field, he’s been a good student, highly regarded teammate and leader among his peers,” Longhorns Men’s Athletics Director Mike Perrin said in a Tuesday statement. “All indications are that he’s a young man with a history of good character and behavior who made a poor decision.”
Leitao was arrested in February on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute within 2,000 feet of a school. The Oklahoma native had 20 Xanax pills and about $1,300 in cash, according to the Austin American-Statesman. He reached a plea deal last week with Tulsa County prosecutors and received a four-year probationary sentence.
The three-star recruit picked the Longhorns over Louisiana State University and Texas Christian University.
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