Study Probes Criminal Records of College Football Players

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A study released today by Sports Illustrated and CBS News has found that criminal records among major college football players are more common than many people might think - including the coaches recruiting those players.

Of the 2,837 players represented on the rosters of SI's 2010 preseason Top 25 teams, seven percent had been in trouble with the law. More than 200 players had either been arrested or formally cited by police. Thirty-nine percent of those who'd been arrested had been charged with serious crimes such as assault and battery, domestic violence, burglary, cocaine possession or DUI.

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