No, with all due respect to my friends and colleagues on this board.
Yes, innocent until proven guilty in a court of criminal law as far as his legal standing with the school and the team.
Yes, if and only if the WSU administration has conducted its own investigation and has either found the charges baseless or at least verified that Bryant has performed restitution appropriate to any actual crimes committed.
No, as far as his moral standing with the team, unless such an investigation has been conducted by the WSU administration. Absent any unpublished information that Bryant is innocent or has made sincere restitution to the victims of his crimes, he should not participate in any ceremonies with the team.
Great responsibility cuts both ways. Bryant has brought success and glory to his team. But until he demonstrates his actual innocence or makes restitution, Bryant Eteuati has brought ill repute and caused irreparable damage to himself, his family, his team, his school, his community and the game of football.
Getting lawyered up and pleading innocent is not the same as being innocent. I do not claim to know the facts or Bryant's heart, but Weber State University need not wait for the findings of the court to conduct their own internal investigations. It is my hope and expectation that the WSU administration has indeed conducted an investigation and made best efforts to understand Bryant's heart and verify his efforts to do right, and based its response on such.
If we do not hold Bryant up to manly standards of redemption, we have failed not only ourselves, but we have failed Bryant Eteuati.