TCU QB Trevone Boykin suspended following arrest here in San Antonio
Trevone Boykin has been charged with felony assault of a police officer after the TCU quarterback allegedly struck a bicycle patrol officer after a bar fight early Thursday in San Antonio.
According to the Associated Press, Boykin is being held on $5,000 bond. He was arrested at 1:45 a.m. according to the Bexar County Magistrate's website.
He was also charged with resisting arrest and public intoxication, according to reports, after getting into a brawl inside Pat O'Brien's following a confrontation initiated by trash talk.
Boykin allegedly punched a bar patron before the fight continued outside the establishment, which led to the quarterback striking a bicycle officer with an "indiscriminate" punch, according to reports.
TCU head coach Gary Patterson released a statement announcing the suspension of Boykin and wide receiver Preston Miller.
"Trevone Boykin and Preston Miller have been suspended for Saturday’s game due to a violation of team rules. We are disappointed in their actions and apologize to the TCU Horned Frogs Nation, Valero Alamo Bowl and city of San Antonio."
The senior from Dallas was a preseason Heisman candidate before an injury derailed his final campaign and the Horned Frogs' national title hopes. Boykin still managed 3,575 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and also picked up 612 yards and nine scores on the ground.
Herm Edwards tried to use Trevone Boykin's recent arrest and suspension as a teachable moment while speaking at a practice for the Under Armour All-American Game on Thursday.
The ESPN analyst called Boykin's arrest "an embarrassment" and said he "put his whole team in jeopardy" after the TCU quarterback was charged with felony assault of an officer Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press. That's not all Edwards had to say to a group of high school recruits.
"When you do stuff like that, you let your teammates down," Edwards said. "You let your parents down. You let the university you're about to go to, you let them down. You don't be that guy."
Boykin issued an apology Thursday night, saying "Words can't describe how sorry I am." He will miss Saturday's Alamo Bowl against Oregon and finish his senior year at TCU with 3,574 yards passing and 31 touchdowns.
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TCU QB Trevone Boykin suspended following arrest here in San Antonio
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