Where's the media coverage? If this were Miami...

[JetCane]

LSU coach arrested for assisting sports agent

October 24, 2006

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- An assistant strength coach for LSU was arrested and accused of violating state law by inviting student athletes to his home to meet a sports agent and suggesting the agent should represent the athletes, LSU police said Tuesday.

Travelle Ernest Gaines, 26, of Port Allen, surrendered to university police and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison, the university said in a statement.

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It was the second arrest in two weeks connected to the school about violations of the law regulating sports agents in Louisiana, the university said.

Gaines had been employed with the athletic department since July.

LSU said the student athletes invited to Gaines' home didn't realize an agent would be there, and the university said there was no evidence that the student athletes violated the law.

University police arrested sports agent Charles Taplin, of Houston, earlier this month for attempting to contact student athletes.

LSU said interviews with several student athletes after Taplin's arrest led them to Gaines, but university spokeswoman Kristine Calongne said there was no direct link between the two cases.

"At LSU, we will not tolerate this predatory behavior, and in particular we will not abide those who seek to infiltrate our athletic department. Our student athletes and coaches provided authorities with the information they needed to make this arrest," LSU chancellor Sean O'Keefe said in a statement released by the school.

LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said he was pleased university police acted on the information so quickly.

[Gainzo]

LSU coach arrested for assisting sports agent

October 24, 2006

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- An assistant strength coach for LSU was arrested and accused of violating state law by inviting student athletes to his home to meet a sports agent and suggesting the agent should represent the athletes, LSU police said Tuesday.

Travelle Ernest Gaines, 26, of Port Allen, surrendered to university police and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison, the university said in a statement.

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It was the second arrest in two weeks connected to the school about violations of the law regulating sports agents in Louisiana, the university said.

Gaines had been employed with the athletic department since July.

LSU said the student athletes invited to Gaines' home didn't realize an agent would be there, and the university said there was no evidence that the student athletes violated the law.

University police arrested sports agent Charles Taplin, of Houston, earlier this month for attempting to contact student athletes.

LSU said interviews with several student athletes after Taplin's arrest led them to Gaines, but university spokeswoman Kristine Calongne said there was no direct link between the two cases.

"At LSU, we will not tolerate this predatory behavior, and in particular we will not abide those who seek to infiltrate our athletic department. Our student athletes and coaches provided authorities with the information they needed to make this arrest," LSU chancellor Sean O'Keefe said in a statement released by the school.

LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said he was pleased university police acted on the information so quickly.

This wouldn't be news in Miami as everyone knows this happens all the time

The problem isn't the media or the University's. It is the NCAA which has created a monster with D1 hoops and football. Both are money making machines and the NCAA laps it up.

[joewilly]

if it was miami there woulda been mention of cocaine as well as agents

[faba]

This wouldn't be news in Miami as everyone knows this happens all the time

The problem isn't the media or the University's. It is the NCAA which has created a monster with D1 hoops and football. Both are money making machines and the NCAA laps it up.

So true the universities are money hungry from football and basketball- they bring in the vast majority of the revenues that support the other programs. expect them to continue to turn a deaf ear and look away

[JetCane]

if it was miami there woulda been mention of cocaine as well as agents

But it wasnt and there wasnt.

ESPN should provide a segment on this for the rest of the week and beat it to death like they like to do. Oh yeah, its one of the good ol boy schools.

/crickets/

[Gainzo]

But it wasnt and there wasnt.

ESPN should provide a segment on this for the rest of the week and beat it to death like they like to do. Oh yeah, its one of the good ol boy schools.

/crickets/

I think you are taking this a little to personaly.

IMO Miami brought the media attention onto itself by their present and past behaviour on and off the field.

Can you watch any ESPN show with Michael Irvin without him mentioning the "U?" I can't.

The arrogance of Miami players is unmatched by any other school.

[JetCane]

As long as Miami plays football the way we know it should, I dont care what the talking heads say. I posted at length about it the other day- people like to talk about Miami football, and we're cool with that.

BUt lets not pretend that they are the only school with issues, cuz they're clearly not.

Exhibit B:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2005-03-30-brennan_x.htm

Madness stems from a slew of arrests of college football players

There are pockets of America where people don't dunk and shoot threes and beat buzzers at this time of year. In these places, the cities and towns of big shoulder pads, you know what they call March, don't you? They don't call it basketball season. They call it the month before the spring football game.

In this world, another kind of madness transpires. Arizona State running back Loren Wade, who set the school's freshman rushing record in 2003, is charged with murdering a former Sun Devil by shooting him in the head in the parking lot of a Scottsdale club Saturday. It probably comes as no surprise that he then was kicked off the team.

That same day, Southern California starting cornerback Eric Wright, who had one of USC's three interceptions in a national championship victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, is arrested for investigation of rape charges. Coach Pete Carroll has suspended him from spring practice.

Not wanting to be left out, Iowa State dismisses three players from its team, two of whom are awaiting trial on attempted burglary charges. We're not sure why the third player was kicked off the team, but we do know that a fourth Cyclone, who is accused of punching a man in a fight over his girlfriend, has successfully appealed his suspension from spring practice and will play in the spring game. His trial on the assault charge also occurs soon. Obviously, this is a young man with a full spring schedule.

This still being March, the madness keeps coming. Down in South Carolina, nine players were arrested in the offseason, which must set some kind of NCAA record. A 10th player, the team's leading rusher, was kicked off the team for violating team rules.

Then, of course, we have Colorado, the true national cesspool of big-time college athletics. There, the chancellor, president and athletics director are gone, but head coach Gary Barnett, the man closest to the terribly troubled football team, carries on. For those who are shocked that Barnett is still there, let's use a little reason: The chancellor, president and AD are all gone, right? Clearly, there's no one left to fire the coach.

And this just in: Two more Arizona State football players have been kicked off the team after being arrested for allegedly photographing a naked female student without her permission. Apparently, photographing a naked female student with her permission is a perfectly acceptable way for football players to spend their time at ASU.

My, what a busy Easter weekend it was in college football. And what a wonderful smoke screen the college men's basketball tournament provided for its beefier collegiate brothers the past few days. If only we had been paying attention, we probably would be more disgusted today. Really now, who wants to have their March Madness interrupted by real madness? Who wants to be bothered with alleged murderers and rapists when there are comebacks to be made and overtimes to be won?

Sports are supposed to be an escape from the ills of our society. You want reality, turn on CNN.

So what do we do when our escape becomes a mirror of our world? Therein lies the problem for those trying to police our runaway big-time college sports programs. Who really wants to deal with this? Certainly not college coaches, who were trained to be future Knute Rocknes, not future Joe Fridays. And certainly not some college presidents, who love to go to Saturday afternoon games, then hide under their desks until the next Saturday afternoon. (See Colorado, et. al.)

You try to put the clamps on college football, suggest more institutional control, special advisory boards, fewer scholarships, higher standards, and you know what will happen? You'll be run out of most football towns before sundown. Can you imagine the screaming from the boosters on Saturday afternoons? Boosters are the same people, of course, who teach their children not to violate rules, steal, rape, murder, etc. But then, darn it all anyway if the star running back or cornerback is going to miss the big game. Can't somebody pull some strings?

Meanwhile, the heartache continues, especially at ASU, and we're not talking about the incident involving the budding photojournalists. We're talking murder. "I did not connect that dot. I missed it," said Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter, referring to what we now know were verbal threats made by Wade against two female athletes, among other incidents that should have, but did not, cause alarm.

It's madness, all of it. The only good news is that at midnight tonight, March is over.

[JetCane]

Exhibit C

October 03, 2006

Seventeen football players arrested at Ohio

Sounds like Solich is running a pretty tight ship over at Ohio, huh? Seventeen Ohio University football players -- roughly 14% of the entire team -- have been arrested over the past nine months, but not one player has been suspended or missed a single game this year. For comparison sake, Ohio State had four players arrested during the same period.

Solich, who was convicted of DUI last year, defended his brand of discipline despite criticism from the school newspaper.

Not one player has missed a minute of game time because of misconduct

[Gainzo]

As long as Miami plays football the way we know it should, I dont care what the talking heads say. I posted at length about it the other day- people like to talk about Miami football, and we're cool with that.

BUt lets not pretend that they are the only school with issues, cuz they're clearly not.

Exhibit B:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2005-03-30-brennan_x.htm

Madness stems from a slew of arrests of college football players

There are pockets of America where people don't dunk and shoot threes and beat buzzers at this time of year. In these places, the cities and towns of big shoulder pads, you know what they call March, don't you? They don't call it basketball season. They call it the month before the spring football game.

In this world, another kind of madness transpires. Arizona State running back Loren Wade, who set the school's freshman rushing record in 2003, is charged with murdering a former Sun Devil by shooting him in the head in the parking lot of a Scottsdale club Saturday. It probably comes as no surprise that he then was kicked off the team.

That same day, Southern California starting cornerback Eric Wright, who had one of USC's three interceptions in a national championship victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, is arrested for investigation of rape charges. Coach Pete Carroll has suspended him from spring practice.

Not wanting to be left out, Iowa State dismisses three players from its team, two of whom are awaiting trial on attempted burglary charges. We're not sure why the third player was kicked off the team, but we do know that a fourth Cyclone, who is accused of punching a man in a fight over his girlfriend, has successfully appealed his suspension from spring practice and will play in the spring game. His trial on the assault charge also occurs soon. Obviously, this is a young man with a full spring schedule.

This still being March, the madness keeps coming. Down in South Carolina, nine players were arrested in the offseason, which must set some kind of NCAA record. A 10th player, the team's leading rusher, was kicked off the team for violating team rules.

Then, of course, we have Colorado, the true national cesspool of big-time college athletics. There, the chancellor, president and athletics director are gone, but head coach Gary Barnett, the man closest to the terribly troubled football team, carries on. For those who are shocked that Barnett is still there, let's use a little reason: The chancellor, president and AD are all gone, right? Clearly, there's no one left to fire the coach.

And this just in: Two more Arizona State football players have been kicked off the team after being arrested for allegedly photographing a naked female student without her permission. Apparently, photographing a naked female student with her permission is a perfectly acceptable way for football players to spend their time at ASU.

My, what a busy Easter weekend it was in college football. And what a wonderful smoke screen the college men's basketball tournament provided for its beefier collegiate brothers the past few days. If only we had been paying attention, we probably would be more disgusted today. Really now, who wants to have their March Madness interrupted by real madness? Who wants to be bothered with alleged murderers and rapists when there are comebacks to be made and overtimes to be won?

Sports are supposed to be an escape from the ills of our society. You want reality, turn on CNN.

So what do we do when our escape becomes a mirror of our world? Therein lies the problem for those trying to police our runaway big-time college sports programs. Who really wants to deal with this? Certainly not college coaches, who were trained to be future Knute Rocknes, not future Joe Fridays. And certainly not some college presidents, who love to go to Saturday afternoon games, then hide under their desks until the next Saturday afternoon. (See Colorado, et. al.)

You try to put the clamps on college football, suggest more institutional control, special advisory boards, fewer scholarships, higher standards, and you know what will happen? You'll be run out of most football towns before sundown. Can you imagine the screaming from the boosters on Saturday afternoons? Boosters are the same people, of course, who teach their children not to violate rules, steal, rape, murder, etc. But then, darn it all anyway if the star running back or cornerback is going to miss the big game. Can't somebody pull some strings?

Meanwhile, the heartache continues, especially at ASU, and we're not talking about the incident involving the budding photojournalists. We're talking murder. "I did not connect that dot. I missed it," said Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter, referring to what we now know were verbal threats made by Wade against two female athletes, among other incidents that should have, but did not, cause alarm.

It's madness, all of it. The only good news is that at midnight tonight, March is over.

I don't think anyone is "picking" on Miami. There are problems all over College Football.

That powerhouse called BC (kidding) had a gambling scandal a few years ago. That was all over SportsCenter.

Don't take this the wrong way but I think you are being defensive about Hurricanes football.

Perception is everything and Miami doesn't help the perception when the players act like they do.

[JetCane]

Exhibit D

October 21, 2006

What actually happened last Saturday afternoon on a football field in Hanover, N.H., may forever remain a matter for public debate. There was no television coverage of the Dartmouth-Holy Cross game, which ended with a field goal in overtime and a celebration by the visitors on the

[JetCane]

Nah, this isnt personal. I'd rather have the problems we have then these problems that other schools have. Dont miss the point here.

Exhibit E

Judge orders mental evaluation of Clarett

Trial delayed for ex-Ohio State star arrested with 4 loaded guns in SUV

Kiichiro Sato / AP

Former Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett reacts after a judge ordered a $5 million bond Thursday.

Updated: 3:03 a.m. ET Aug 13, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Maurice Clarett was ordered to have a mental health evaluation following a bizarre and violent encounter with police in which the former Ohio State football star was caught with four guns after a highway chase.

The judge delayed a trial set to begin Monday on previous charges in which the player is accused of holding up two people outside a bar on New Year’s Day.

Judge David Fais ordered the evaluation against the wishes of Clarett and his attorneys, citing the events surrounding the arrest early Wednesday.

Still No Resolution to Steve McNair DUI Case - NFL quarterback Steve McNair was in court again yesterday listening to testimony from the officer who arrested him on drunken driving and weapons charges.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS MOUNTING

Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick in Trouble Again - Less than two months after he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 for giving alcohol to 14- and 15-year-old girls at his apartment, quarterback Marcus Vick, younger brother of NFL star Michael Vick, was stopped by a state trooper for going 88 miles an hour. Oh, and when they searched the car they found two bags containing marijuana on him. Good news: no 15-year-old girls were found hiding in his trunk! Bad news: he and two teammates are already suspended for the first three games next season as a result of the earlier charge. (Thanks to our good buddy Mike Maniscalco at Sports Radio 910 in Richmond, VA for the link!)

More College Football Arrests

- Clemson defensive lineman Chris McDuffie charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within proximity of a school and has been suspended from the Tigers.

- Two University of Memphis football players, Derron Parquet and LaVale Washington were each charged with one count of arson after a witness saw then running from a burning SUV. Cops say the 35-thousand-dollar GMC Yukon was registered to Parquet's father, and have not motive for the act at this time.

- Everett Baker, 20, a Florida International football player, was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly pistol whipped another student during a botched on-campus robbery attempt, and when the victims tried to drive away, shot out a window of their car!

[Gainzo]

Jetcane:

Chill mate. You are the one who brought up the whole Miami thing.

The reason people are down on Miami right now is because they are having a poor season, just had a brawl, and the President only suspended players after that brawl for one game. (against the JV, I mean Duke).

FIU kicked guys off the team and suspended many more than Miami.

[JetCane]

Wow, you make no attempt to even discuss some of these violent crimes committed by players at other schools.

It is apparent that these modern problems are affecting schools across the board, but no one is paying attention to them unless it serves their agenda.

[JetCane]

Wow, you make no attempt to even discuss some of these violent crimes committed by players at other schools.

It is apparent that these modern problems are affecting schools across the board, but no one is paying attention to them unless it serves their agenda.

Northern Colorado backup charged with attempted murder of rival

Updated: 8:20 p.m. ET Oct 20, 2006

GREELEY, Colo. - A former University of Northern Colorado backup punter charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of his rival has until Monday to surrender to authorities, prosecutors said Friday.

Mitchell Cozad is accused of stabbing starter Rafael Mendoza in his kicking leg last month. The attack drew comparisons to an attack on Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by Tonya Harding

[Gainzo]

Wow, you make no attempt to even discuss some of these violent crimes committed by players at other schools.

It is apparent that these modern problems are affecting schools across the board, but no one is paying attention to them unless it serves their agenda.

You obviously haven't read my replies. There is a problem in all of College Football.

Miami brings attention to themselves so when things do not go right the media swoops down.

But that isn't even the point. You started a thread about LSU with a title about Miami.

[JetCane]

Yes i did, but dont let the facts get in your way

Now, why dont you tell me about all the Miami players who have committed crimes in the past ten years.

I'll start.

There was Sean Taylor, but that didnt happen until AFTER he graduated from college. He had a clean record while at school.

[PFSIKH]

Wow, you make no attempt to even discuss some of these violent crimes committed by players at other schools.

It is apparent that these modern problems are affecting schools across the board, but no one is paying attention to them unless it serves their agenda.

There are problems at all schools.

However, no 2-3 schools add up to the problems Miami has had.

As Gainzo pointed out, when a nothing University dishes out harsher punishment and your AD sounds like an ass with the media, what do you expect?

UCONN just kicked 4 or 5 players off their team for bringing beer to as hotel room. You give 95% of the players a slap on the wrist for something far worse.

[JetCane]

Gainzo, I like you and all, but dont be a ewe about this.

You're smarter than that.

Fires, injuries, arrests after college football win (Ohio State in Columbus)

AP, via WALB TV ^ | 9/10/06 | AP

Fires, injuries and arrests are reported in Columbus, Ohio, following last night's Ohio State win over Texas. The nation's top-ranked college football team knocked off number-two Texas 24-to-7 in Austin. That kicked off a wild celebration back in Columbus.

A fire battalion chief says more than 30 fires were set, mostly in trash bins and couches left outdoors. There was little property damage but five people have been arrested.

The chief says he and a university official and her husband suffered minor injuries when a car ran into them at a command post set up in a student union driveway.

__________

Columbus is a sh1thole

[JetCane]

Fires, injuries, arrests after college football win (Ohio State in Columbus)

AP, via WALB TV ^ | 9/10/06 | AP

Fires, injuries and arrests are reported in Columbus, Ohio, following last night's Ohio State win over Texas. The nation's top-ranked college football team knocked off number-two Texas 24-to-7 in Austin. That kicked off a wild celebration back in Columbus.

A fire battalion chief says more than 30 fires were set, mostly in trash bins and couches left outdoors. There was little property damage but five people have been arrested.

The chief says he and a university official and her husband suffered minor injuries when a car ran into them at a command post set up in a student union driveway.

__________

Columbus is a sh1thole

COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Katzenmoyer Is Arrested in Ohio

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Published: February 28, 1998

Ohio State's All-American linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer, was arrested yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, on charges of drunken driving and will undergo alcohol counseling. It was Katzenmoyer's second alcohol-related arrest.

Ron Michalec, Ohio State's police chief, said the 20-year-old Katzenmoyer was also charged with speeding after the police pulled his car over about 2:30 A.M. yesterday. Katzenmoyer, who won the Butkus Award as college footall's top linebacker last season, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.133, the police said. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.10 percent, and the legal drinking age is 21.

I'm compiling this for future reference

[JetCane]

Fires, injuries, arrests after college football win (Ohio State in Columbus)

AP, via WALB TV ^ | 9/10/06 | AP

Fires, injuries and arrests are reported in Columbus, Ohio, following last night's Ohio State win over Texas. The nation's top-ranked college football team knocked off number-two Texas 24-to-7 in Austin. That kicked off a wild celebration back in Columbus.

A fire battalion chief says more than 30 fires were set, mostly in trash bins and couches left outdoors. There was little property damage but five people have been arrested.

The chief says he and a university official and her husband suffered minor injuries when a car ran into them at a command post set up in a student union driveway.

__________

Columbus is a sh1thole

COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Katzenmoyer Is Arrested in Ohio

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Published: February 28, 1998

Ohio State's All-American linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer, was arrested yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, on charges of drunken driving and will undergo alcohol counseling. It was Katzenmoyer's second alcohol-related arrest.

Ron Michalec, Ohio State's police chief, said the 20-year-old Katzenmoyer was also charged with speeding after the police pulled his car over about 2:30 A.M. yesterday. Katzenmoyer, who won the Butkus Award as college footall's top linebacker last season, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.133, the police said. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.10 percent, and the legal drinking age is 21.

I'm compiling this for future reference

Two OSU football players arrested

The Oregonian ^ | Friday, February 18, 2005 | PAUL BUKER

A dispute over a $20 cab fare -- and an offer to pay it with marijuana -- leads to multiple charges against the players Friday, February 18, 2005

PAUL BUKER

What started as a dispute with a taxi driver over a $20 fare escalated into a scuffle in the wee hours Friday morning in Corvallis and led to the arrests of two Oregon State football players.

Jimtavis Walker, a transfer from Florida who was expected to be the Beavers' starting tailback in the fall, and Star Paddock, a walk-on deep snapper, were arrested at 5:10 a.m. at the apartment of two other OSU players, wide receivers Kevin Swanigan and Marcel Love.

Walker and Paddock were charged with robbery in the third degree, theft of services, harassment, assault in the fourth degree and attempted delivery of a controlled substance.

Seven OSU football players have been involved in incidents since Nov. 12, when four players engaged in a confrontation with an Oregon Army National Guardsman at the Headline Cafe: defensive end Joe Rudulph, wide receiver Anthony Wheat-Brown, offensive lineman Whitfield Usher and defensive tackle Ryan Rainwater.

Less than two weeks later, -backup center Brent Bridges was involved in an alleged assault, also at the Headline Cafe.

Capt. Jon Sassaman of the Corvallis Police Department said Walker and Paddock were taken to the Benton County Correctional Facility, where they were booked and released.

"Bottom line, these guys didn't pay for a taxi ride and it sort of got out of hand," Sassaman said.

According to the police report, the incident occurred at 2:52 a.m.

The taxi driver, an OSU student who declined to give his name because he said he feared for his safety, said Walker offered him marijuana as payment for the cab ride after the players initially tried to give him food as payment.

[JetCane]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Katzenmoyer Is Arrested in Ohio

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Published: February 28, 1998

Ohio State's All-American linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer, was arrested yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, on charges of drunken driving and will undergo alcohol counseling. It was Katzenmoyer's second alcohol-related arrest.

Ron Michalec, Ohio State's police chief, said the 20-year-old Katzenmoyer was also charged with speeding after the police pulled his car over about 2:30 A.M. yesterday. Katzenmoyer, who won the Butkus Award as college footall's top linebacker last season, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.133, the police said. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.10 percent, and the legal drinking age is 21.

I'm compiling this for future reference

Two OSU football players arrested

The Oregonian ^ | Friday, February 18, 2005 | PAUL BUKER

A dispute over a $20 cab fare -- and an offer to pay it with marijuana -- leads to multiple charges against the players Friday, February 18, 2005

PAUL BUKER

What started as a dispute with a taxi driver over a $20 fare escalated into a scuffle in the wee hours Friday morning in Corvallis and led to the arrests of two Oregon State football players.

Jimtavis Walker, a transfer from Florida who was expected to be the Beavers' starting tailback in the fall, and Star Paddock, a walk-on deep snapper, were arrested at 5:10 a.m. at the apartment of two other OSU players, wide receivers Kevin Swanigan and Marcel Love.

Walker and Paddock were charged with robbery in the third degree, theft of services, harassment, assault in the fourth degree and attempted delivery of a controlled substance.

Seven OSU football players have been involved in incidents since Nov. 12, when four players engaged in a confrontation with an Oregon Army National Guardsman at the Headline Cafe: defensive end Joe Rudulph, wide receiver Anthony Wheat-Brown, offensive lineman Whitfield Usher and defensive tackle Ryan Rainwater.

Less than two weeks later, -backup center Brent Bridges was involved in an alleged assault, also at the Headline Cafe.

Capt. Jon Sassaman of the Corvallis Police Department said Walker and Paddock were taken to the Benton County Correctional Facility, where they were booked and released.

"Bottom line, these guys didn't pay for a taxi ride and it sort of got out of hand," Sassaman said.

According to the police report, the incident occurred at 2:52 a.m.

The taxi driver, an OSU student who declined to give his name because he said he feared for his safety, said Walker offered him marijuana as payment for the cab ride after the players initially tried to give him food as payment.

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Oct. 5, 2006

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -Mississippi State defensive back Adron Chambers has been suspended from school after being charged with attempted sexual battery, university police said Thursday.

Chambers, a sophomore from Pensacola, Fla., was arrested by the University Police Department on Wednesday night. The alleged assault occurred earlier Wednesday at a campus housing facility, the university said.

"Our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our students, and we began an immediate investigation," dean of students Mike White said in a statement. "Based on the gathered evidence, Mr. Chambers was formally charged Wednesday night."

Chambers, a reserve who has played in all five games for Mississippi State, will remain on suspension from the university pending an on-campus hearing. Bulldogs coach Sylvester Croom also suspended Chambers from the team.

[Gainzo]

Jetcane: I like you to mate but I'm done with this thread.

Let's agree to disagree. Truce?

[JetCane]

In wake of more arrests, Geiger defends Tressel

By RUSTY MILLER

AP Sports Writer

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COLUMBUS -- Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger said Monday that despite a growing list of legal problems involving football players, he does not hold coach Jim Tressel responsible.

The arrest early Saturday of tight end Louis Irizarry and tailback Ira Guilford adds to a growing list of players who have gotten into legal or disciplinary trouble in Tressel's 39 1/2 months on the job. An Associated Press search of court records reveals at least 13 incidents involving 14 football players since Tressel was hired in January of 2001.

"The climate in the program, the effort to address these kinds of issues is extraordinary," Geiger said. "These kinds of things ... were addressed at a (team) meeting as recently as last Thursday. We would have wished there was a little more carryover."

Tressel declined an interview request on the subject of his players' behavior.

After 13 years as Ohio State's head coach, John Cooper was fired after the 2001 Outback Bowl. Geiger said at the time that there was a "deteriorating climate within the football program," which took into account academics, legal problems, discipline and competitiveness. Tressel was hired to replace Cooper and is widely seen as a tougher disciplinarian who has cut down on the Buckeyes' off-the-field missteps.

Yet the search of court records shows there have been more problems over Tressel's first three seasons than Cooper's final three years.

Tressel recruited six of the 14 players who have gotten into trouble with the law while he has been head coach; the rest were brought in by Cooper.

Geiger was asked if there has been a change in the number of players getting in trouble under Tressel as opposed to Cooper.

"I don't know that it's better or worse," he said.

During the 2002 season, Tressel guided the Buckeyes to their first national championship in 34 years.

The problems involving players in the past three years include underage drinking, drunken driving, disorderly conduct, assault, falsification of a police report to theft, robbery, felony drug abuse and carrying a concealed weapon. Some of the players are no longer with the program (quarterback Steve Bellisari, tailback Maurice Clarett), while others are still on the roster and projected to be stars (running back Branden Joe, wide receiver Santonio Holmes, quarterback Troy Smith).

Irizarry and Guilford, sophomores who were expected to see plenty of playing time this fall, were arrested at 3 a.m. Saturday after an Ohio State student said two men jumped him and stole his wallet. They each pleaded innocent to charges of second-degree robbery on Monday. Guilford was released after posting $25,000 bail, while Irizarry was held in jail until a judge can determine if he had violated his probation from an earlier conviction for assault, negligent assault and disorderly conduct.

In a statement issued hours after the arrests, Tressel said, "It appears likely they could lose their privilege to play for Ohio State in 2004."

Geiger said Ohio State players do not get into trouble more often than players at other programs of similar stature and size. He pointed to the increased profile Buckeyes football players have in Columbus, where the NHL Blue Jackets are the only local team in one of the four major professional sports.

More is made of arrests of football players here than elsewhere, Geiger said.

"On a recent news show, Guilford and Irizarry were the leading story. The second-leading story was a murder. And the third-leading story was the fact that the murder rate in Columbus is way up," Geiger said. "That was the order of importance that that particular news institution gave those three particular stories."

Ohio State football frequently is the top story on local television, regardless of season. On Sunday night, one of the local stations checked in with several former Ohio State players who were taken in the recent NFL draft as they went through rookie camps with their new teams. Major League Baseball received scant mention and the NFL and NHL playoffs were ignored except for scores on a crawl at the bottom of the screen.

"We're absolutely and completely the headline story, good or bad. That is the nature of the beast here," Geiger said. "We're going to be the No. 1 deal and we like it when it's good and we don't like it when it's bad. I'm not bemoaning that. That's the way it is."

Originally published Thursday, May 6, 2004

[JetCane]

Jetcane: I like you to mate but I'm done with this thread.

Let's agree to disagree. Truce?

No problem!

[The Troll]

And if it were Miami, LSU would be coming off a 40-3 bowl loss.

[JetCane]

And if it were Miami, LSU would be coming off a 40-3 bowl loss.

Dont change the subject!!

LSU's Pittman suspended after last week's arrest

BATON ROUGE, La. -- An LSU football player who was booked with second-degree battery last week has been ...

Associated Press | July 11, 2005

LSU lineman Pittman accused of battery

An LSU football player has been booked on second-degree battery charges after allegedly punching a man in the face at a bar near the university, police said.

Associated Press | July 8, 2005

LSU football player arrested

BATON ROUGE, La. -- An LSU football player has been booked with second-degree battery after allegedly ...

[JetCane]

Saban is discovering what Louisianans and those around SEC football already know: LSU is a coaching conundrum. Every positive is balanced by a negative.

In terms of talent, Louisiana is blessed with some of the best high schoolers in the nation. Yet, many of the top prospects are academic risks because of the state's 49th-rated educational system. DiNardo lost 17 players during his five-year tenure to grades.

Then there are the fans. LSU has one of the most passionate followings in the game. Despite a 4-7 season in 1998, the school added 11,600 seats to its stadium. But, last season, that meant 11,600 more boos. The invective from the home crowd was so bad, several LSU players say they prefer playing on the road.

No LSU coach has been able to keep off-field problems from seeping into the program. In the last year, Tiger players have developed a hefty rap sheet: arrests for drug trafficking, stalking and purse snatching; flunking out; illegal use of school phone access codes, and suspensions for inappropriate relationships with an agent. These are just the publicized problems. Behind closed doors, the LSU coach deals with personal issues. DiNardo said that at one time, 29 players on the LSU roster had children.

[JetCane]

Top UT cornerback Tarrell Brown arrested on marijuana, weapon charges

September 4, 2006 at 12:29 pm | Longhorns arrested, Aaron Harris, Tarrell Brown |

This is what they are charged with from the Travis County website.

BROWN, TARRELL LAMEEK

Booked: 9/4/2006 04:55

Facility: CENTRAL BOOKING

Charges (2)

POSSESSION MARIJUANA 2 OUNCES OR LESS

CLASS B MISDEMEANOR

[GM]

The real crime is the way DUke almost beat "The U"

[JetCane]

Did you watch the game?

They tanked the second half. Everyone has quit on coker- the fans, the players, most of the media. The school is stupid to keep him around. At least UNC announced Bunting was done, I give them credit for that.

I'm still waiting to hear about all the Canes players who have committed crimes in the past 10 years.

[GM]

Did you watch the game?

They tanked the second half. Everyone has quit on coker- the fans, the players, most of the media. The school is stupid to keep him around. At least UNC announced Bunting was done, I give them credit for that.

I'm still waiting to hear about all the Canes players who have committed crimes in the past 10 years.

Just search the Miami-dade crime blotter

[JetCane]

Go for it. There's nothing that comes close to any of the crimes i posted here committed by players at other schools. What school do you root for? I'm sure they're clean, LOL

[GM]

Go for it. There's nothing that comes close to any of the crimes i posted here committed by players at other schools. What school do you root for? I'm sure they're clean, LOL

SU...

was Ray Lewis a Cane?

Sean Taylor?

Kellen Winslow?

[JetCane]

SU...

was Ray Lewis a Cane?

Sean Taylor?

Kellen Winslow?

SU doesnt really have a real football team anymore, do they?

None of the players you mentioned got into legal trouble while they were playing college ball, did they?

[GM]

SU doesnt really have a real football team anymore, do they?

None of the players you mentioned got into legal trouble while they were playing college ball, did they?

Taylor's charge was from when he played at "The U"