UM reinstates Johnson

Quarterback Jordan Johnson has been reinstated to the Montana football team after his acquittal on a rape charge. Johnson was dismissed from the team under the UM student-athlete code of conduct after being charged last July with sexual intercourse without consent. He was acquitted Friday. Johnson appealed his suspension from the team over the weekend and is back on the team immediately, school officials said Tuesday. The school’s Athletic Conduct Team heard his appeal Monday and university President Royce Engstrom also approved reinstatement, the university said. Johnson has two years of eligibility remaining. As a sophomore, he passed for 2,400 yards and 21 touchdowns and ran for 506 yards in leading the Grizzlies to an 11-3 record. – AP