Not a good to start to the Paul Pasqualoni era as the head coach of the UConn Huskies football team.
STORRS, Conn. (January 17, 2011) – University of Connecticut freshman running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) has been suspended indefinitely from the football team for a violation of team policies . The University will have no further comment on this matter.
Update 8:45 p.m.: According to The Daily Campus, McCombs was arrested for pot possession. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance or less than four ounces of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bail was set at $1,000 and he’ll have to appear in court on January 25th.