Police: TCU QB Trevone Boykin arrested after fighting with San Antonio police days before Alamo Bowl

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SAN ANTONIO — TCU starting quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting a police officer after a fight erupted outside a downtown San Antonio bar early Thursday morning.

Boykin, a senior, and wide receiver Preston Miller, a junior, have been suspended from playing in Saturday's Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome against No. 15-ranked Oregon, TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson said in a statement Thursday morning.

TCU is ranked No. 11 in the country and Boykin was projected to be a late-round pick in next year's NFL Draft.

"We are disappointed in their actions and apologize to the TCU Horned Frogs Nation, Valero Alamo Bowl and city of San Antonio," Patterson said, attributing the suspension to a "violation of team rules."

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At around 1:52 a.m., Boykin had an altercation with another patron who was heckling him at Pat O'Brien's bar in downtown San Antonio, SAPD Chief Chief William McManus said at a Thursday morning press conference.

The argument then spilled outside onto Alamo Plaza, drawing the attention of nearby bicycleofficers who attempted to break up Boykin and the person with whom he was arguing, McManus said.

Boykin's teammates tried to take the standout QB back to their hotel, but Boykin returned and threw a punch, striking one of the officers, McManus said.

McManus said police don't know whether Boykin was trying to hit the officer or someone behind the officer.

Both Boykin and the officer fell to the ground, McManus said.

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Officers then tried to place Boykin under arrest, but the 22-year-old struggled and resisted until officers threatened to deploy a Taser on him, McManus said.

The officer was treated for minor injuries including a swollen face, bruises and abrasions, McManus said.

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Online records show Boykin is being charged with assault on a public servant, a third-degree felony, but McManus said he also faces misdemeanor resisting arrest and public intoxication.

Boykin was released from custody on a $5,000 bond at about 10:15 a.m. Thursday, according to online jail records.

Boykin, a Heisman Trophy candidate at the beginning of the season, has passed for 3,575 yards going 257-for-396 and throwing 31 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

This is not the first time athletes in town for the Alamo Bowl have gotten into trouble. In 2012 Texas Longhorn football players Jordan Hicks and Case McCoy were suspended for their role in an alleged sexual assault of a woman at a downtown San Antonio hotel. No charges were filed against the two athletes.

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