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Baylor DB Travon Blanchard arrested on family violence charges
As Matt Rhule was winning Big 12 media days on Tuesday, one of his players was generating an all-too-familiar headline. Bears defensive back Travon Blanchard was arrested Tuesday night on family violence charges. He was released later Tuesday night on $6,000 bond. Blanchard was arrested in Waco, but the warrant for his arrest originated out of Fort Bend County, near Houston. Blanchard’s attorney Michelle Tuegel made a statement late Tuesday evening, saying, “we look forward to representing Travon and bringing out the truth in court.” Blanchard was suspended from the program before Tuesday’s arrest, and Rhule said Tuesday (before news of the arrest broke) that his status remain unchanged. “Travon
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Big 12 Media Days: Kansas State coach Bill Snyder 'proud' of Scott Frantz discussing sexuality
(Getty Images) Big 12 Media Days are complete. Tuesday’s session was the second of two days for the Big 12’s coaches and teams to take their turn in Talkin’ Season. If you missed our day one roundup, click here. Scroll down for quotes from the coaches
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Iowa OL Sean Welsh opens up about depression battle in op-ed essay
Iowa offensive lineman Sean Welsh has gone public about his ongoing battle with depression. In a first person essay posted to Iowa’s official website, Welsh (No. 79, center) says symptoms emerged during his redshirt freshman season. He noticed himself eating less and spending more time isolated from other people, and felt his enthusiasm for school and football evaporate. He played through the depression, but felt his play suffer as the season progressed. Football, the driving force for many years of my life, went from a source of purpose to a source of apathy. I started to feel a myriad of negative emotions: sadness, anxiety, dread and anger. They hit me like a bombardment from the moment I woke
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