MS is the only state, in which I have lived, that doesn't protect it's home schools. The climate in the state of MS, which is very obvious from reading the out cry from this, is very poor. I can tell you short of being arrested. The Arkansas press would sweep this under the rug. Even if a player was arrested, there would be a feel good story later about how he got his life back together.
MS and MSU.....stories come out all in the name of journalism that do nothing to help the state institutions. It reminds me of the media handling of Bill Clinton's affairs and the handling of JFK's affairs. Tiger Woods media vs Arnold Palmers media. Some states take a wait and see approach on transgressions by players of the university. For MSU......it is lets nail their *** to the wall today.
It is all because of the rivalry too. If the CL ignores it.....OM bitches. They run with it....State bitches. Also, it would not surprise me at all if some one (not necessarily the writer) is taking kick backs to get this kind of stuff in the paper.