Bryant has sat out the last five games for No. 18 Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-1 Big 12) after the school ruled him ineligible for lying to an NCAA investigator looking into Bryant's offseason meeting with former NFL player Deion Sanders.
“We’re obviously disappointed for Dez. As a team, we’ll move forward from here,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said.
The NCAA decided last week that Bryant should be suspended until next September, and OSU appealed to the NCAA's Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee.
OSU released this statement from the NCAA: "The Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement, an independent membership committee, has upheld the NCAA staff decision regarding Oklahoma State University football student-athlete Desmond Bryant.
"With this decision, Mr. Bryant will be required to sit out a season while being charged a season of eligibility as a condition for his reinstatement. The student-athlete was declared ineligible by the university for violations of the NCAA ethical conduct and preferential treatment rules."
That group announced Thursday that it had rejected Bryant's appeal.
Bryant caught 87 passes for 1,480 yards and 19 touchdowns last season while also scoring twice on punt returns. The junior is eligible to enter next year's NFL Draft.
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