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Former Texas defensive lineman TVondre Sweat arrested on suspicion of DWI [Video]

Texas defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (Michael Conroy, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

AUSTIN, Texas – Former University of Texas defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Sunday, according to ESPN.

According to KXAN News, Sweat, 22, was arrested around 2 p.m. Sunday by the Austin Police Department.

Sweat was booked into Travis County Jail and faces a Class B misdemeanor, ESPN reported. His bond was set at $3,000, and it has since been posted.

Sweat, the 2023 Big 12 Defense Player of the Year and Outland Trophy winner, is projected to be one of the first defense tackles taken in the 2024 NFL Draft.

This year’s draft is set to begin April 25 in Detroit, Michigan.

The 6-foot-4, 362-pound Sweat closed out his senior season with the Longhornstallying …

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University while clashes break out at UCLA Boston 25 News [Video]

The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles.