Complex sentence: On December 29,2008, Smith was suspended from playing in the 2009 Sugar Bowl,--a game Alabama lost to the Utah Utes 31--17 --, reportedly because he dealt with another agent other than his own.
Split into simpler sentences: On December 29,2008, Smith was suspended from playing in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, a game Alabama lost to the Utah Utes 31-17. He reportedly was suspended because he dealt with another agent other than his own.