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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State suspended linebacker Chris Collins Jr. for the rest of the season Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a felony aggravated sexual assault charge in Texas earlier this week.

A jury in New Boston, Texas, recommended five years of probation Wednesday for Collins, who pleaded guilty a day earlier to the aggravated sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl. He's due to be sentenced Dec. 10, when a judge will determine whether to take the jury's recommendation and whether to make Collins register as a sex offender.
"Chris Collins will not play in the remaining games on the 2007 Oklahoma State University schedule. We will not make a final decision on his long-term status on the OSU football team until we have fully reviewed and considered this matter in the wake of what has happened this week, and had a chance to talk to Chris in detail," Marlene Strathe, the university's interim president, said in a statement Thursday.

Oklahoma State suspends linebacker Collins for rest of season