Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Players destroy AZ Football season


Source: http://azstarnet.com

Four Arizona Wildcats football players, all sophomores, were arrested early Friday morning for their roles in a fight at a campus-area party, according to police reports obtained by the Star.
Nickel back Jourdon Grandon, offensive tackle Fabbians Ebbele and guard Eric Bender-Ramsay were all arrested and charged with first-degree criminal trespassing and assault; a fourth, safety Jared Tevis, was charged with trespassing. Former UA safety Josh Robbins was also booked on assault charges and suspicion of DUI.
The UA athletic department is “cooperating fully with the Tucson Police Department, and disciplinary action will be handled accordingly," UA athletic director Greg Byrne said in a statement this morning. "Due to federal student-privacy laws, we will have no further comment.”
Ebbele, Grandon, Tevis and Bender-Ramsay all participated in Monday's spring practice on campus. First-year coach Rich Rodriguez will speak before today’s practice, but is not expected to comment because the investigation is ongoing.
According to reports, the football players arrived at a party near campus early Friday morning, but were asked to leave because only one of them — Tevis — had been invited. Robbins shoved the host and she slapped him, according to reports. Robbins then punched her in the face and a brawl ensued between the players and the 23 attendees, both male and female, at the party, according to reports.
The players returned 10 minutes later with between five and 25 other people, witnesses told police. Ebbele, 6 feet 8 inches and 310 pounds, began punching everybody he could reach, including the party’s host, witnesses told police. Grandon was seen punching both women and men at the party, witnesses told police. Ebbele told police that he was trying to break up the fight, and did not punch anybody. 

The immediate question is this: Will Rich Rod do what is best for the program and remove scholarships from all  members involved or cower in the corner?

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