Five players--Max Redfield, Ashton White, Kevin Stepherson, Te'Von Coney and Dexter Williams--were arrested Friday night around 10pm in Fulton County and facing a misdemeanor charge for possession of marijuana. Redfield, Stepherson Jr., and Williams face an additional charge for possession of a handgun without a license.

Early Saturday morning, police arrested cornerback Devin Butler, on a preliminary charge of battery on a police officer.

Records indicate Butler was arrested shortly after midnight. Three police cars were on the scene responding to an incident at the Linebacker Lounge around 1am Saturday morning. The University of Notre Dame student Newspaper, The Observer, is reporting that South Bend police arrested Butler at the Linebacker Lounge near Notre Dame's campus.

"Any student arrested on a felony charge also faces dismissal from the university," said Paul Browne, vice president for public affairs and communications at Notre Dame in a statement. "The university will determine if additional sanctions should apply to


Notre Dame had their final practice of fall camp on Friday. The team is off for the rest of the weekend for the first time since camp started on August 7th.

A police post indicates that the five players were arrested on U.S. 31 in Fulton County allegedly going 73 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone. The vehicle also had a blown out taillight. The police officer smelled odor of marijuana emanating from the car. The trooper utilized his narcotics detecting police dog to conduct a free air sniff around the Ford. The dog indicated the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. During a subsequent search of the car, officers allegedly found marijuana and a loaded handgun. Reserve cornerback Ashton White, 19, was listed as the driver of the vehicle.

Redfield, 21, is a starting safety for the Irish. 19-year-old Dexter Wiliams is Notre Dame's 3rd string running back. 19-year-old Te'Von Coney is a backup linebacker. 19-year-old Ashton White is a reserve defensive back and 18-year-old Kevin Stepherson is a freshman wide receiver.

Butler, originally from Washington D.C. is a senior at Notre Dame and plays cornerback for the Fighting Irish.

Butler was expected to compete for a starting job at cornerback for 2016 but in June, he re-fractured the same foot he had repaired back in January when he was injured before the Fiesta Bowl. Butler had surgery again in mid-June and was expected to be out out 14-16 weeks, marking the middle of October as the earliest for a potential return.

Classes at Notre Dame begin next week. Notre Dame opens the season at Texas on Sunday September 4th.

The following is from Paul Browne, vice president for public affairs and communications at Notre Dame:

Any student arrested on a felony charge also faces dismissal from the university. The university will determine if additional sanctions should apply to any or all of the students charged.



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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Just send them up on a tower to tape practice.

"Possession of Marijuana" is nothing

You know who would have taken a hard stance on that? Joe Paterno