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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  Assault charges recommended for Shelton officers in beating of homeless man

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  Suspended Baylor DB Blanchard arrested on assault charge

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Iowa OL Sean Welsh reveals his struggles with depression

Sean Welsh has 35 career starts at Iowa. While establishing himself as one of Iowa’s top offensive linemen, Sean Welsh was struggling off the field. Welsh, entering his senior season, revealed in a piece he wrote for Iowa’s athletics website Wednesday that he was diagnosed with depression.

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  Iowa OL Sean Welsh opens up about depression battle in op-ed essay

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  Iowa senior OL Sean Welsh opens up about depression

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Iowa Football Class of 2018 Recruiting Positional Overview: Defensive Backs

With no sport truly in-season, the summer is recruiting season. So, as we get into the doldrums of summer, we’re stepping up our recruiting coverage a bit. We’ll be taking a quick look at the situation at each position group for the Hawkeyes. We’ll look at level of need, top targets and Iowa’s chances of landing a commitment in each group. As a reminder, we are tackling one position group each week this summer. So far, we’ve taken a look at the offensive line, the tight ends, wide receivers, running back recruits and the quarterback prospects. Next week, we’ll continue exploring the defense as we tackle linebacker recruitng. As we progress throughout the summer, these targets will change as guys