A difficult season for TCU will become more treacherous after shocking news Thursday regarding star quarterback Trevone Boykin.
San Antonio police arrested Boykin in connection with an assault on a police officer during a night out with friends, as ESPN.com’s Mark Schlabach notes:
#TCU QB Trevone Boykin charged with third-degree felony assault of a police officer. $5,000 bond.
— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) December 31, 2015
Schlabach also reports that Boykin, a senior, disobeyed team rules before the incident occurred.
According to sources, Trevone Boykin was in his hotel room when TCU coaches did curfew check at midnight Thursday and then went back out
— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) December 31, 2015
TCU head coach Gary Patterson released a statement through the school expressing his frustration in the matter, via ESPN.