tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338996292011-11-27T15:38:41.151-08:00Exposing the dark under belly of intercollegiate athletics.Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436574700488680553noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33899629.post-48146879941558458712007-09-18T12:40:00.000-07:002007-09-18T13:18:52.756-07:00

As a tribute to the Texas Longhorns, the Criminal Athletes blog has converted our colors from Black to UT Burnt Orange.Yet another Longhorn was arrested today bringing the total to 6 since June. Which by the way, is two more then Colt McCoy has touchdown passes and two more then the entire team has rushing touchdowns. Give the Horns credit though, they have played powerhouses like Arkansas

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Texas freshman running back James Henry has been charged with two felony counts of obstruction and tampering with evidence, making him the sixth Longhorns player arrested since June.Henry, who was arrested Monday, is accused of beating up one of the victims of a July home invasion that allegedly involved two other players, Andre Jones and Robert Joseph.Henry was booked into Travis County Jail

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University of Pittsburgh defensive end Joe Clermond was charged with possession of marijuana over the weekend, police said.Clermond and another person were arrested Saturday night, police said. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 30.Clermond, a redshirt junior, was second-team all-Big East last season after leading in tackles for loss.E.J. Borghetti, the team's associate athletic

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Six Penn State football players, including stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King, turned themselves in Friday to face charges that they barged into a party and started a violent fight at an off-campus apartment earlier this month.Each player faces at least one felony count of criminal trespass. Scirrotto, a safety, faces the most serious charges, including two other felonies -- burglary and

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Texas defensive end Henry Melton and linebacker Sergio Kindle will miss the first three games of the 2007 season after being charged in separate DWI cases over the summer.Kindle and Melton will miss games against Arkansas State, TCU and Central Florida as punishment for being arrested over the summer. The announcement came from coach Mack Brown as the Longhorns reported to training camp

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USC safety Josh Pinkard was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving under the influence, coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday.Carroll planned to speak with Pinkard, a 21-year-old junior, either Tuesday evening or Wednesday."We're looking into it, and we'll find out the details,'' Carroll said. "As usual, we'll handle it internally. We take this seriously, and we want to make sure we

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Wide receiver Maurice Purify was suspended indefinitely from the Nebraska football team Friday after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, his second run-in with law enforcement in five weeks.A State Patrol trooper stopped Purify at 12:25 a.m. at the intersection of Cornhusker Highway and North First Street in Lincoln. Purify was observed driving 53 mph in a 40 mph

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University of Texas has moved up to the #4 spot in the Thug Factor with their latest criminal activities. In line with Mack Browns handling of all UT Thugs, the starter is still on the team and the backup has been suspended.Way to go Mack.

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Texas safety Robert Joseph was jailed Saturday on two misdemeanor charges of burglary of a vehicle and has been suspended indefinitely by the Longhorns.Joseph, 19, was booked around 4:30 a.m. and remained in Travis County Jail late Saturday on $6,000 bond. He was arrested after running from a security guard who found Joseph sitting in a car that didn't belong to him at a downtown hotel, according

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1Ohio University322UNLV153Virginia Tech13T4Colorado State9T4Tennessee9T4Texas Tech9T7Washington7T7South Carolina7T9Louisville6T9Maryland6T9Michigan State6T9Texas6T9Michigan6T9Idaho6T9Hawaii6T9Illinios6T17MTSU4T17USC4T19Iowa3T19Kansas3T19Northern Colorado3T19San Jose State3T19Uconn3T19North Carolina3T19Arkansas3T26Auburn1T26Kansas State1T26Marshall1T26Utah1

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A great article that can be found here... The Daily OrangeBy: Matt GelbPosted: 9/26/06If it were up to him, Bobby Bowden wouldn't suspend any of his players, no matter the crime. "If a kid makes a mistake, we don't have to kick him off the team," Bowden said to reporters seven years ago, before the 1999 national championship game. "There's a lot of ways to punish him. I ain't cutting my nose off

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It appears as though Assault is the crime of choice for Criminal Athletes. Grabbing a demanding 47% of the crimes reported on Criminalathletes.blogspot.com. Robbery came in a distant second with nearly 26%. Below is how the charges against our heros of the grid iron breakdown...

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University of Illinois football players Jody Ellis and Derrick McPhearson -- accused of stealing wallets, cell phones and laptop computers -- were kicked off the team Monday just hours after pleading not guilty to felony burglary and theft charges."This kind of behavior will not be tolerated. It is not only disrespectful to this football team, but to the University of Illinois, as well," football

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University of Hawaii football player Keenan Jones was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony abuse and kidnapping after a domestic disturbance at his Manoa apartment. The incident happened just hours after the defensive back was suspended from the football team for breaking team rules.According to police, Jones and his live-in girlfriend got into a heated argument at their Dole street apartment

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Ohio University - 32UNLV - 15Virginia Tech - 13Colorado State - 9Tennessee - 9Texas Tech - 9Washington - 7Louisville - 6Maryland - 6Michigan State - 6Texas - 6Michigan - 6Idaho - 6MTSU - 4USC - 4South Carolina - 4Iowa - 3Kansas - 3Northern Colorado - 3San Jose State - 3Uconn - 3North Carolina - 3Arkansas - 3Auburn - 1Kansas State - 1Marshall - 1Utah - 1

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A University of Idaho football player faces possible felony armed robbery and battery charges after his arrest early Friday, police said.Tone Taupule, a 22-year-old safety, was arrested about 4:30 a.m. in Moscow after a resident was robbed and pistol-whipped in his home. Taupule, a senior, made an initial appearance in district court, where bail was set at $100,000 and a preliminary hearing was

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Utah receiver Marquis Wilson was charged with drunken driving and suspended indefinitely from the team.Wilson was pulled over on March 10 downtown and cited for making an illegal turn. Police gave Wilson sobriety test and his blood alcohol content was 0.11 percent, 0.03 above the legal limit, according to police reports.Wilson, 20, was charged Friday with misdemeanor drunken driving, possession

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Antwain Robinson, a starter at defensive end in 13 Arkansas football games last season, was arrested Sunday on a shoplifting charge, according to authorities in Washington County.Robinson, 20, was detained Sunday afternoon by security personnel at a Dillard's store in the Northwest Arkansas Mall at Fayetteville, according to Sgt. Dominic Swanfeld of the Fayetteville Police Department. Swanfeld

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Two Michigan football players were arraigned Wednesday on assault charges after police say they attacked a fellow student in a residence hall on St. Patrick's Day.Carson Butler, 19, of Detroit, and Christian Richards III, 19, of Pacoima, Calif., are charged with one count each of aggravated assault, and assault and battery, said campus police spokeswoman Diane Brown. The aggravated assault charge

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Linebacker Garrett White will be disciplined internally by North Carolina coach Butch Davis after White's arrest on a misdemeanor simple assault charge early Sunday morning.White, 20, was arrested after an incident in a downtown Chapel Hill parking lot, said Chapel Hill police spokeswoman Jane Cousins.Paul Britt of Chapel Hill alleged that White struck him in the face after a verbal altercation,

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I spoke too soon... while UNLV has a lot to be proud of... a little digging by a Local Ohio newspaper reveals a lot more of Dirt on the Ohio University Football program. The following are exerps from an article in "The Athens News".Off-field troubles involving Ohio University football players during the past 13 months roughly parallel those of the 1998 and 1999 teams, court records show, but the

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When the next Thug Factor is issues, UNLV will be the new champion. Five UNLV football players were arrested in a Theft Ring dating back to 2006. Congrats UNLV!Arrest Warrants For UNLV Athletes in Theft RingArrest warrants have been issued for eight people accused in a theft ring involving UNLV athletes.In November 2006, the Channel 8 I-Team learned that five football players, two members of the

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T1 - Colorado State 9T1 - Tennessee 9T1 - Texas Tech 94 - Washington 7T5 - Louisville 6T5 - Maryland 6T5 - Michigan State 6T5 - Texas 6T9 - MTSU 4T9 - USC 4T9 - South Carolina 4T12 - Iowa 3T12 - Kansas 3T12 - Northern Colorado 3T12 - San Jose State 3T12 - Uconn 3T17 - Auburn 1T17 - Kansas State 1T17 - Marshall 1

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina quarterback recruit Stephen Garcia was suspended indefinitely Wednesday from participating in team activities less than a week after he was arrested and charged with drunkenness.The decision by coach Steve Spurrier means Garcia will not be allowed participate in team weightlifting and running sessions until further notice, athletic department spokesman Steve

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Prosecutors have charged suspended Washington running back Michael Houston with stealing a cab last October.Houston was charged this week with second-degree taking a motor vehicle without permission -- a Class C felony -- and driving while intoxicated, a gross misdemeanor. Houston is scheduled to be arraigned in King County Superior Court on Monday; it was not immediately known if he had obtained

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Colorado State - 9Tennessee - 9Texas Tech - 9Louisville - 6Maryland - 6Michigan State - 6Texas - 6MTSU - 4USC - 4Iowa - 3Kansas - 3No Colorado - 3San Jose State - 3South Carolina - 3Uconn - 3Washington - 3Auburn - 1Kansas State - 1Marshall - 1

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Washington running back Michael Houston, a touted transfer from Texas, has been suspended from the team for his apparent involvement in an alleged car theft early Sunday.In a statement issued by the university, coach Tyrone Willingham and athletic director Todd Turner said the suspension is indefinite and Houston's status will be "re-evaluated based on the complete findings of an investigation

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville wide receivers Chris Vaughn and Scott Long were suspended Thursday for at least one game after being arrested for shooting a woman with a paint ball gun.Coach Bobby Petrino suspended the players for the Nov. 2 game against No. 4 West Virginia while the matter is investigated.Vaughn and Long were charged with second-degree assault for shooting the woman early

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A University Of Iowa football player faces problems off the field today. Starting linebacker, Ed Miles, was arrested early yesterday for an assault at an Iowa City bar.Police say it happened shortly before 4:00 yesterday morning at Brothers Bar And Grill in Iowa City.On Saturday, Miles led the Hawkeyes with 11 tackles in a 24-to-14 victory against Northern Illinois University.

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STORRS -- UConn football player Donald Thomas has been suspended for two games after being arrested Sunday by campus police and charged with assault in the third degree and breach of peace after a fight in Wings Over Storrs, a local restaurant.According to the report, police observed a fight taking place inside the restaurant. Thomas, a senior from West Haven, was immediately apprehended and

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Texas Tech freshmen football players Julius Howard, Dimitri Lott and Rashad Hunt face burglary charges after being arrested at about 3 a.m. on Friday for allegedly breaking into a house, Sgt. Mark Wims of the Lubbock Police Department said Tuesday.According to the police report, two of the three charged were spotted walking out of a house where a party was being held. It was then noticed that a

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KNOXVILLE —Tennessee football teammates David Holbert and Antonio Wardlow fought with each other prior to their arrests outside a Knoxville nightspot early Sunday morning.Arian Foster, also arrested, had tried to break up a fight before a subsequent scuffle led to his arrest at Good Fellas, where more than 70 people were involved in the altercation, according to arrest reports obtained by The

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas forward C.J. Giles was dismissed from the team Tuesday after a student reported Giles had dragged her from his apartment by her feet and hit her.University police ticketed Giles for misdemeanor battery, and he was given a notice to appear in municipal court on the battery charge. Giles was not taken into custody.In dismissing Giles from the team, coach Bill Self noted

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STARKVILLE — Freshman Keith Mills was dismissed from the Mississippi State football team today after he was arrested Monday, the school announced in a press release.According to the news release, Mills, a wide receiver from Alexandria, La., was charged with burglary and uttering forgery. The news release said the alleged theft involved another athlete who lives in the same residence hall as Mills

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Rashaad Jermaine Norwood, junior in sociology and tight end for the K-State football team, was arrested Sunday by the K-State Police on charges of obstructing the legal process and disorderly conduct, Lt. Michael Quintanar of the Riley County Police Department said.The K-State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics had no comment but said coach Ron Prince will speak on the matter at his press

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The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate -- the starting punter -- in the kicking leg. The motive may have been competition for the first-string job, police said Wednesday.Mitch Cozad was accused of attacking punter Rafael Mendoza in a parking lot Monday night, Evans police Lt. Gary Kessler said.Mendoza was treated and released from the North

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South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell was arrested for assault Wednesday after apparently punching another man in the eye and has been suspended from the team, according to police and a Gamecocks spokesman.Richland County jail officials said Mitchell, 21, was being booked into the facility for simple assault, a misdemeanor.Mitchell was suspended indefinitely from the team by coach

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A running total of charges filed against college athletes. Each offense is weighted and calculated to determine the schools "Thug Factor". I have just started to compile these stats, so everyone started with a clean slate... there was no attempt to include any of the criminals from the past... who has the time to keep up with all of that?Colorado State - 9Texas - 6Maryland - 6USC - 4MTSU -

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - A Maryland football player faces misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident last October at a College Park bar.Charging documents say starting strong safety Marcus Wimbush is charged with two counts of second-degree assault and a fourth-degree sex offense. Wimbush was charged in March for the alleged offenses October 31st at the Cornerstone Grill and Loft.His lawyer,

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A player kicked off Tennessee's football team has transferred to Marshall three weeks after his arrest on drunken driving charges.Freshman tight end Lee Smith is the latest player to land at Marshall after being dismissed elsewhere.Smith, who practiced with the Thundering Herd on Thursday, has to sit out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, said Marshall sports information

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HUNTINGTON -- Details about the arrest of a Marshall University football player who was charged Friday with driving under the influence were made available to the public Tuesday.Hiram Moore, 21, a senior wide receiver for the Thundering Herd who is from Huntington, was arrested Saturday at about 11:35 p.m. after the Mercedes he was driving wrecked into an unmarked police cruiser in front of the

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A fall court date has been set for two MTSU football players arrested in July on charges of underage drinking and handgun possession. The Blue Raider offensive linemen Franklin Dunbar, Jr. and Darrell Howard will appear in General Sessions Court Oct. 2.They were arrested July 23 after a fight broke out at Elk Lodge on Halls Hill Pike.The impending trial has not affected the morale of the team,

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San Jose State University football player Ellis Jones III has been charged with 13 felony counts related to a string of robberies in San Jose.According to the Mercury News, Jones allegedly used classified advertisements on Craigslist to lure robbery victims.In the first case, on June 27, the Mercury News reported that Jones allegedly pretended he was selling a laptop computer to a Fremont man.

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The two Longhorn football players who face misdemeanor charges for possession of marijuana after their arrest early Monday morning were Tasered before being detained and may face charges for resisting arrest, said Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton at a press conference Wednesday.Tarell Brown, starting cornerback, Tyrell Gatewood, reserve safety, and former linebacker Aaron Harris were driving

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado State football coach Sonny Lubick says the three Rams players facing felony fraud charges made "silly mistakes" that have given his program a black eye."It doesn't make us look good," the 69-year-old coach said after a spirited practice Wednesday night in preparation for Saturday's showdown against archrival Colorado. "We have for 13 or 14 years been pretty

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Auburn CB Pitts leaving team after DUIAUBURN, Ala. - Senior cornerback Montavis Pitts, who was arrested last month in Tuskegee on a drunk-driving charge, said he will leave Auburn for a "fresh start" at another school and apologized for making "a mistake."Pitts, a Loachapoka native, played in 40 games during his Auburn career, making 106 tackles.In a statement Thursday on the transfer, coach

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USC Backup QB Sanchez Arrested... all new meaning to the term "Dirty Sanchez" LOS ANGELES -- Southern California backup quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested after a female student reported that he sexually assaulted her earlier Wednesday, police said.Sanchez, 19, was arrested around 4 p.m. just north of campus and was being booked for investigation of sexual assault, officer Jason Lee said.No

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University of Texas Arrests under Mack BrownSeptember 2006 Longhorns Tarell Brown, Tyrell Gatewood, and former player Aaron Harris are arrested on drug charges.May 2006 Former Texas running back Ramonce Taylor was arrested in Bell County on the charge of possession of marijuana. He is awaiting trial. Taylor had already been dropped from the team.December 2005 Austin police investigated Longhorn

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Two players arrested on drug, weapon chargesBy Jimmy Burch McClatchy Newspapers(MCT)AUSTIN, Texas - Tarell Brown, Texas' starting cornerback, was arrested Monday on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and unlawful carrying of a weapon, making it unclear if he will be available for Saturday's game against top-ranked Ohio State.Brown and teammate Tyrell Gatewood, a reserve safety, were

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