Across the nation college football players are checking and into dorms taking to baking hot artificial turf to start their football seasons with full-eyed optimism and excitement. Others are sitting in a cold jail cell.
Per a report from Sean Isabella of The News Star, Lousiana Tech starting quarterback Ryan Higgins was arrested by the Ruston Police Department at 3:19 am near Louisiana Tech's campus. Higgins was driving 12 miles over the speed limit and failed a field sobriety test. His blood alcohol content was measured at .119, far over the legal limit of .