Cue up the Fulmer Cup standings, 2015, the Bayou Bengals are making a dash for the top.
In two separate incidents today, Les Miles LSU football program has taken another public relations hit.
First, it was defensive end Trey Lealaimatafao who found his way on to the blotter. Last Thursday, he apparently decided that beating a man, then robbing him, then punching his girlfriend in the face; was a good idea.
Lealaimatafao, a redshirt freshman from Texas, dug through the pockets of an unnamed male victim after the victim had been beaten unconscious by “uknown suspects” in the parking lot of Reggie’s bar on Tuesday, police records show. Lealaimatafao then punched the victim’s girlfriend in the face with a closed fist when she interfered, police records show.
Lealaimatafao continued to dig through the male victim’s pockets after the alleged beating. Three eye witnesses told police that the football player fled the scene when authorities arrived. All three witnesses gave police similar accounts of the incident and identified Lealaimatafao out of a photo lineup.
The incident allegedly happened outside of Reggie's Bar in Baton Rouge, which was the same place that former Tiger Jeremy Hill had a well-known fight in 2013. It was not the first off-the-field issue for the Lealaimatafao.
The 6-foot, 300-pound former three-star prospect didn’t play a down as a rookie last year after two off-the-field incidents last summer. He punched through a window in the team’s weight room in July, severely cutting his left arm, and he was arrested later for allegedly stealing a bicycle outside of LSU’s Middleton Library.
He's been suspended indefinitely from the LSU program.
Hours later, news that quarterback Anthony Jennings, defensive end Maquedius Bain and defensive back Dwayne Thomas were arrested, and it is – as of now – unclear if the incidents are related. Jennings was the Tigers' starting quarterback last season and is expected to compete with sophomore Brandon Harris for the job this fall.
