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Texas to allow tight end recruit Reese Leitao to join program after misdemeanor drug plea

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Texas athletic director Mike Perrin said in a statement that tight end recruit Reese Leitao "has taken ownership of his mistake and the consequences that come with it."

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Tight end recruit Reese Leitao will be allowed to keep his scholarship and join the Texas football program, athletic director Mike Perrin announced in a statement Monday afternoon.

Leitao entered a guilty plea on May 23 in Tulsa to a reduced charge of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. He also received a four-year deferred sentence.