Barking Carnival

Former Texas running back Cedric Benson got himself arrested on Lake Travis last Saturday. He was charged with operating a boat while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
An LCRA officer performing a routine safety inspection found an intoxicated Benson driving the boat and not wearing a life jacket. Dumb.

Looks drunk to me.
The arresting officer reported that […]

The Daily Texan sports blog has reported that Texas quarterback John Chiles is a suspect in an assault-by-conduct (slapping a woman) that the Austin Police Department is currently investigating. And by ‘currently investigating’ they mean the detective working the case probably won’t even look at it until sometime next week.
The police report said the incident […]

Phillip has had quite a week.

Former Texas running back Ramonce Taylor’s life of crime will be coming to an end.
For five months.
He was already on probation for a state felony drug charge, but he violated his probation (multiple times) and was given five months prison time yesterday. Taylor was dismissed from the Longhorns after he was found with 4 […]

Oklahoma will be without starting defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger for the Fiesta Bowl.
Granger was sent home by head coach Bob Stoops after he was arrested for shoplifting at a Burlington Coat Factory in a Tempe mall. I didn’t know black dudes stole shopped there.
“Mr. Granger removed an anti-theft device from a jacket and then […]

Things are looking up for Texas A&M football. First they beat Texas on the field for the second straight year. Now they’re looking to beat them off the field (along with anyone unlucky enough to answer the door).
Junior starting offensive lineman Yami Babalola and redshirt freshmen defensive end Brandon Joiner were arrested yesterday on suspicion […]

The Texas DB/RB went and got himself arrested last night according to KXAN.
His crimes?
Obstruction or retaliation and tampering or fabricating physical evidence. I think the charges depend on whether he was a running back or defensive back when they were committed.
I’m just glad all the on the field distractions are not preventing our players from reaching […]

Ho hum. Another Texas football player got arrested last night.
Senior Tyrell Gatewood was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with two counts of possession of a dangerous drug.
Gatewood was pulled over after he failed to signal a turn, and after smelling marijuana, the cop searched Gatewood’s car and found “pot, Xanax and a baby bottle […]