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Three former Texas Tech players indicted on felony burglary charges

Three former Texas Tech football players were indicted Tuesday on felony burglary charges stemming from the theft of guns and other items from a Lubbock home, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported.

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If convicted, Dakota Allen, 20, Robert Castaneda, 21, and Trace Ellison, 18, could face two to 20 years in prison.

The three are accused of breaking into the home between Dec. 20 and Jan. 9, during Texas Tech's semester break, and stealing a gun safe containing seven handguns and long guns, two digital cameras and a TV.