Keyshawn Johnson's Son, Top WR Recruit at Nebraska, Takes Leave Of Absence From The Program

“You’re in college now,” Johnson Sr. said. “You’re an adult. You’re not a kid. You take a look at it from afar and let me know how important it is to you.”

Riley confirmed via text the younger Johnson’s leave of absence.

Hey Keyshawn, you might want to unpin this tweet from your Twitter because you’re basically passing up on the “best fans in America.”

You just knew Keyshawn’s son wasn’t going to be this squeaky-clean perfect athlete that would take Nebraska football to new heights. That could still happen, but it’s going to have to wait till next year at the earliest.

This also throws a wrench in the plan of Mike Riley basically taking everyone from Keyshawn’s old high school, Calabasas High, and revamping Nebraska football since him and Keyshawn Sr. are boys from their USC days. Their incoming QB recruit is from there, along with Keyshawn Jr., as well as their safety, and their top recruit next year Brendan Radley-Hiles.

So what’s the cause of this leave of absence? Keyshawn Jr. was cited earlier this year for marijuana possession after an R.A. smelled weed coming from his dorm and discovered less than an ounce on him. I’m going to assume that a singular incident earlier in the year isn’t the reason for him leaving the program, and that probably means this has become a bigger problem. You have to respect Keyshawn Sr. for being accountable and taking responsibility for his fuck up son. This is a hell of a quote to let everyone know you’re embarrassing the family and this shit is’t going to fly.

“One thing you will not do as my son is you will not embarrass Nebraska, you will not embarrass Mike Riley and you will not embarrass this family,” the elder Johnson said. “If you mature and you’re ready to resume your football career and academic goals, then Nebraska will be ready to embrace you.”