BYU’s honor code has been a hot topic lately — especially during Big 12 football media days.
At the conference’s annual gathering this week in Frisco, Texas, Cougars running back LJ Martin was asked about his thoughts regarding the school’s set of standards.
“My opinion of the honor code is, if you’re a Christian and you believe in Christian beliefs, that’s pretty much what the honor code has,” Martin told reporters Tuesday.
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The honor code — which asks students to refrain from sexual relations outside of marriage — became a national conversation point following BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff’s admission of having consensual sex with a Salt Lake County woman who filed a civil lawsuit against him on May 21, alleging sexual assault and battery.
A judge later dismissed the lawsuit after both sides filed a joint motion to dismiss the case.
Martin, who is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said that he viewed the honor code as an opportunity to follow Christ’s example.
“… If I’m living by what Christ wants us to do, it’s part of the honor code,” Martin said.
As previously reported by the Deseret News, Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake also shared his honor code-related feelings at Tuesday’s event.
“Our university is sponsored by and affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So there is a level of expectation and a standard that we ask of our student-athletes and our students altogether, to live by,” Sitake said. “Every school has their standards. We have ours, too, our expectations.
“We have an academic expectation as well, so if young people don’t fit the academic criteria, they don’t get…
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