Ugh...this does not sound good.
DURHAM — Duke wide receiver Tyree Watkins was kicked off the football team Wednesday, three days after a woman he was in a relationship with claims he violently attacked her.
The 20-year-old Watkins, a junior from Camden, N.J., faces a charge of assault on a female and is free on $500 bond.
According to the arrest report, Watkins and the woman had an altercation on Morgan Street on Sunday. The unidentified woman told police Watkins pulled her out of a car, grabbed her by her neck and choked her, causing her to hit her head against a wall.
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_s...m-after-arrest
I'd bet that Cutcliffe had a face to face with Watkins before issuing the dismissal, instead of taking the report on face value.
I hate reading stories like this involving Duke athletes. Or anyone, for that matter.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."