ago but this disturbing video was released just eight years ago. this woman is shoving and slapping mixon. he punched her so hard he broke her nose and cheekbone and fractured her jaw. she had her jaw wired shut as well. now mixon issued a formal apology last month. he spoke publicly to say he s sorry. i m here to apologize. i apologize to coach stoops. i apologize to the a.d., my teammates, most of all, my family. i let a lot of people down. it s never, never, never okay, you know never, never, never okay, you know to retaliate and hit a woman, you know, the way i did. now mixon did not serve any jail time, did not lose his scholarship. he was ordered to serve 100
morning s bleacher report. good morning. good morning. coach bob stoops and other oklahoma administrators have faced a lot of criticism for the punishment they handed their star player, joe mixon, for this incident after they saw this video back in 2014. it shows a woman shoving and slapping mixon but what happened next, we wouldn t show. mixon went on to punch the woman so hard it broke her nose, cheekbone and fractured her jaw and orbital bone near her eye. she needed to have her jaw wired shut. two and a half years later it s fair to say it isn t enough. that s positive in that that s the way things have gone in the last two and a half years that really, the only thing that s ever acceptable anymore is dismissal. the problem here that a lot of people have is missixon was dismissed. he served 100 hours of community service, was suspended from the team his freshman year but most players their first year red-shirt anyway.
games of eligible. mixon s attorney released a statement saying mixon is sorry for the way he reacted that night. he s apologized publicly. he hopes his voluntary release of these recordings will help put these matters to rest. mixon issued a formal apology last month but also suggested that racial slurs were hurled at him the night of the incident. now, university of oklahoma also issued a statement shortly after the video was released, reading in part it was made clear to mr. mixon at the time of his suspension that the violence against women will not go unpunished at the university. mr. mixon has apologized for his actions and the university hopes that it is an indication that he has learned from his mistakes. now, molitor currently has a pending civil lawsuit against mixon. oklahoma going to play in the sugar bowl against auburn on january 2 aend. a big question is, if the player was a backup linebacker as opposed to a star running back, would he have been immediately dismissed
an oklahoma restaurant. this was two years ago, and now it s finally being released to the public. andy scholes has more in bleacher report because a lot of people are wondering why now? this incident happened in 2014, and oklahoma s joe mixon is one of the top prospects in college football at that time and attorneys for mixon finally released the surveillance video yesterday afternoon, but that was only after the oklahoma so, of broadcasters sued for its access. now, earlier this month, the oklahoma supreme court ruled that the city of norman should, in fact, release it. again, we warn you, this video is graphic and might be disturbing to some. now, this took place at a restaurant in norman, oklahoma. the tape shows a woman shoving and slapping mixon, then mixon lunges at her and punches her in the head. the woman, amelia, suffered several broken bones in her face. mixon is charged with a misdemeanor, placed on probation for a year, ordered to 100 hours of community service and