I'm back to work for the first time this year. At least it's only a one day work week. Then the weekend. Ohio State play Kansas State tonight. Here's some news about the game.
K-State QB investigated for alleged sexual assault :
The Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Kansas State tonight was in dire need of some pregame buzz, but suffice to say the buzz provided by Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson yesterday was no public relations dream.
A 22-year-old woman, a Kansas State graduate and said to be an acquaintance of Roberson, has accused him of sexual assault. The incident occurred early yesterday morning at the team hotel, the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, but not in Roberson’s room, said Paradise Valley police Lt. Ron Warner. In an interview with police, Roberson admitted to having sex with the woman but said it was consensual.
"He had his side of the story and she had hers," Warner said. "There’s no evidence of physical injuries. There was no evidence at the scene. It’s her word against his."
As of late last night, Roberson had not been charged. Warner said the earliest charges could be filed is early next week, after the Maricopa County attorney’s office had a chance to review the evidence.
There was no word from Kansas State coach Bill Snyder last night on whether he planned to bench Roberson or limit his playing time. In fact, there was confusion about who would make that decision.
"That’s not my call," Kansas State athletics director Tim Weiser said at a hastily called news conference yesterday after a KSU pep rally. "If I was dealing with a firstyear head coach, somebody that I wasn’t real sure was capable of making an informed decision, that would be one thing. But I’ve watched coach now for several years and I know how he deals with situations and I know he’ll do the right thing, whatever that is."
But when Snyder was asked after the team’s walk-through in Sun Devil Stadium how he planned to handle it, he said, "You’re talking to the wrong guy."
Posted by Ron at January 2, 2004 01:18 PM