Reports are emerging that Cincinnati Bearcats backup quarterback Jarred Evans has been arrested for assault. Here is the article, per Fox 19:
"CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) –A University of Cincinnati football player was arrested hours after the Bearcats beat Southern Methodist University in Dallas Saturday afternoon.Police arrested junior quarterback Jarred Evans, 22, of Queens, N.Y., and charged him with assault.According to court documents, Evans allegedly punched a victim, knocking them to the ground, which caused the victim to sustain a concussion and get stitches.Evans was booked into Hamilton County Jail at 3:52 a.m. Sunday. He will be arraigned Monday at 12:30 p.m."
Evans has played sporadically this season primarily in the wildcat (“Bearcat”) roll. He’s been a change of pace quarterback whose running abilities provided another wrinkle to an offense that was very pass-centric with Gunner Kiel at the helm. On the year, Evans has ran for 110 yards on 22 carries (5.5 ypc), including a touchdown. His best game by far came this past Saturday in Cincinnati’s blowout win over the SMU Mustangs. Evans ran for 67 yards and a score in UC’s dominating 41-3 victory.
Perhaps the highlight of the game was Jarred Evans’ bone crushing block of a SMU linebacker. But unfortunately it seems he took the same intensity he showed on the field, off the field by assaulting someone late Saturday night/Sunday morning.
I can’t imagine a situation where, if the charges are as serious as reported, Evans remains a member of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. Coaches are known to take a handful of questionable character prospects in the hopes of setting them on the right path. And to his credit up until this point Evans hasn’t done anything to suggest he’s one of those types of people. However, Tommy Tuberville has to be decisive in his judgement in this situation, especially if it involves one of his players assaulting an innocent victim, and remove him from the program.