Cliff Harris

Former Oregon Ducks cornerback Cliff Harris, pictured here in 2011, was arrested early Sunday morning in Clovis, California, and faces charges relating to theft and drugs.

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Cliff Harris, the former All-American cornerback and returner for the Oregon Ducks, was arrested early Sunday morning in Clovis, California, and faces charges relating to theft and drugs in his latest legal trouble.



The arrest comes one year after Harris was sentenced to a year in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to a felony charge of arson. Upon sentencing in December 2015, terms of Harris' probation forbade him from using drugs, drinking alcohol and required that he attend drug treatment and counseling for his mental health, according to the Fresno Bee.



His arrest late Saturday included a felony charge of violation of that probation, however, along with misdemeanor charges of theft, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia. He was booked into Fresno County jail after 1 a.m. Sunday.

A former #EdisonHigh football standout & #OregonDucks player is back in jail. Cliff Harris arrested for theft & having drugs. (L pic 2011) pic.twitter.com/ss5tiXzFEm — Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) November 14, 2016

While at Oregon Harris, 25, left a lasting impression in just 27 games, setting UO single-season records for his punt returns, including touchdowns (four), total yards (546) and average yards (18.8) during Oregon's run to the Bowl Championship Series national championship game in 2010. He also ranks eighth all-time with 30 passes broken up.

Cliff Harris

He was suspended for the start of the 2011 season for a violation of team rules, months after his car was stopped for traveling 118 mph with a suspended license. When the officer who pulled Harris over told him he smelled marijuana, Harris responded, "We smoked it all." He was dismissed from the program in December 2011.



Harris briefly made an NFL roster but his career ended in May 2013 after being arrested for marijuana possession while in New Jersey. He and a New York Jets teammate -- Harris began his career in 2012 as a free agent signed by the Philadelphia Eagles -- were cut the next day. Four days after his arrest for marijuana, Harris was arrested for domestic harassment outside a Buffalo Wild Wings in Hillsboro, though a woman he was with did not press charges.

OK, more links:

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Very little to cheer about in the state right now, Ken Goe writes

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Mark Helfrich: "It's not any fun"

It'll be an early start to Utah-Oregon on Saturday

Notes from the Register-Guard off Sunday's press conference

Oregon's regression is a bad look for Helfrich, writes CSNNW

A big day in the NFL for Marcus Mariota

Statesman Journal: Did Helfrich coach his last game at Autzen?



-- Andrew Greif

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