Police arrested Florida State Seminoles running back Mario Pender on charges of domestic violence by strangulation and resisting an officer without violence Saturday, per Leon County, Florida public records.
Following his arrest, Florida State dismissed Pender from the team, per Safid Deen of the Tallahassee Democrat.
"[Pender] has been permanently dismissed from the football team following his arrest earlier in the day," the school said in a statement. "The athletics department will have no further comment at this time."
According to 247Sports' composite rankings, Pender was the fourth-best running back in the 2012 recruiting class.