For starters, Micha Hyde and Ray Hamilton (both of Ohio) were arrested on the same day. More relevant, though, is this:
Iowa responds to report that 18 football players had criminal records
[ 14 ]March 2, 2011 |
Tom Witosky
By TOM WITOSKY
twitosky@dmreg.com
Iowa athletic officials acknowledged Wednesday that 18 members of last season’s football team have criminal records, but pointed out that all charges were misdemeanors, most were alcohol-related and they dated back to 2007.
Officials issued a statement in response to an investigative project, promoted by Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports, that measured the number of players with criminal histories on the 25 teams ranked by SI before the start of last season.
Iowa was listed as second-highest, tied with Arkansas, in terms of number of players with criminal records. Pittsburgh ranked first with 22.