Looks like KU may have received the better QB?
Notre Dame QB Rees jailed in police confrontation
Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees has been arrested and jailed on a preliminary felony charge following a confrontation with officers who were trying to break up a house party off campus early Thursday, police said.
Rees, 19, was arrested on charges of resisting law enforcement, felony battery to law enforcement, minor consumption and public intoxication, according to police.
South Bend police had received a call about a loud party at about 12:30 a.m. on Notre Dame Avenue, an off-campus area that is home to many Notre Dame students, South Bend police Capt. Phil Trent said.
Officers found a "madhouse of people" drinking and congregating outside a home, enjoying the warm night, he said.
"It was a nice night, they were drinking, they're having a loud time, which is the reason we're there."
As officers approached, five or six people hopped a fence and led police on a chase, Trent said. The officers caught up with the group and used their hands to corral them, but Rees "actively resisted," Trent said.
"It wasn't terribly violent, but it was enough to be considered resisting," he said.
One officer suffered a minor scrap and "had the wind knocked out of him" while trying to stop the group, Trent said.
Police also arrested Notre Dame linebacker Carlo Calabrese on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. He was released after posting $150 bond.
Rees, of Lake Bluff, was being held without bond until the county prosecutor's office decided on formal charges, police said.
Rees started 12 of 13 games as the Irish went 8-5 last season after starting four games as a freshman in the 2010 season. He was among four players competing during Notre Dame's spring practices for the starting quarterback spot this coming season.
“The university is aware of this incident and is confident that it will be handled in a prompt and professional manner through the criminal justice system,” Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown said in a statement. “Internal discipline is handled privately, in accord with our own policies and federal law.”
Calabrese, 20, was a backup linebacker who played in every game last season after starting eight games as a sophomore during the 2010 season.