WSU police ask for felony against USC football player

Elena Gardner by Melissa Luck

Washington State University police are asking that a USC football player be charged with a felony for an incident that occurred at the end of the Trojans game in Pullman.

Cell phone camera video of WSU students storming the field after the Cougar win shows a fan getting leveled by aTrojan. That player has been identified as freshman defensive lineman Liam Jimmons.

The WSU student that got hit has been to the hospital twice for a concussion suffered from the alleged assault. Because of the seriousness of the injury, WSU police want Jimmons to be charged with felony second degree assault. The case has been turned over to the Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office for a charging decision. Jimmons has appeared in five games for USC this season.