Cooking spray on shirts brings reprimand for 4 college players

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The Big Sky Conference didn't exactly stick it to four Sacramento State defensive linemen who greased their jerseys for a game.
The players -- Brad Osterhout, Bilal Watkins, Ben Fox and Eric Broden -- were reprimanded Friday but can play against Weber State this weekend.
"The Big Sky was very concerned that coaches may have been involved," conference commissioner Doug Fullerton said. "Had the coaches been involved, we would have considered this a more serious ethical problem. It appears one player initiated the incident. While we in no way condone this action, we feel that a reprimand is the appropriate response."
The players put on nonstick cooking spray during Sacramento State's 31-24 loss last weekend at Montana, ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA and the defending national champion.
Todd Goodrich, a University of Montana photographer, said he saw two Sacramento State players spraying each other near the end of the first half. During the second half, Goodrich saw two more players spraying each other with a can of cooking spray.