BYU tailback Tonga is academically ineligible for 2008 seaso

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BYU tailback Tonga is academically ineligible for 2008 season

PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Brigham Young running back Manase (ma-NAH-say) Tonga is academically ineligible and will miss the 2008 football season.

Tonga has been suspended from school but can apply for the winter semester. It's possible he could return to the Cougars for the 2009 season.

BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall says the loss of Tonga hurts the Cougars. But he believes the California native will take steps to restore his eligibility.

Tonga played in 12 games last season, rushing for 305 yards and scoring eight touchdowns.


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