(Via TimesRecordNews.com)

WICHITA FALLS - A bizarre incident involving stolen clothes, a chase, and a stolen bicycle ended with the Midwestern State University football team bringing down a suspected thief going to jail Wednesday afternoon.

Around 12:06 p.m., Wichita Falls police were called to Sikes Senter for a shoplifter. Officers were told a man took some clothing and jumped into a vehicle.

A short time later, the vehicle was located outside the D.L. Ligon Coliseum at MSU. Witnesses saw the man get out of the vehicle with the stolen items and say he tried to jump on the bicycle owned by Leroy McIlhaney, an MSU fan and fixture on campus.

The football team saw the man trying to steal the bicycle and chased after him, said MSU Defensive Coordinator Rich Renner. The man got off the bike, grabbed the clothing and tried to run toward Taft Boulevard.

Renner said several players caught up to him and used their tackling skills to take him to the ground. The team then piled on top of the him, which would bring a penalty in a game but is allowed when waiting for police. MSU police arrested the man for the bike theft.

A WFPD officer at the scene confirmed the man had the stolen clothing from the mall.

The man, who's name was not released at the scene, had not been booked into Wichita County Jail as of early Wednesday afternoon.