Texas quarterback Case McCoy and linebacker Jordan Hicks are the focus of a sexual assault investigation by San Antonio police, multiple sources confirmed to 247Sports.com. A source within the school's administration also identified the players to ESPN.com.
A source with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that McCoy and Hicks were sent home Friday evening for missing curfew. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the school wasn't releasing the names of the suspended players.
Case McCoy (AP Photo)
The Longhorns are in San Antonio preparing for Saturday's Alamo Bowl game against Oregon State.
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Sgt. Javier Salazar, a San Antonio police spokesman, told the AP only that detectives are in the early stages of investigating a case of alleged sexual assault in the downtown area. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and collecting forensic evidence, he said.
San Antonio television station KENS-TV was the first to report the investigation.
Longhorns coach Mack Brown said Friday that two players were being sent home for violating team rules, but he provided no names.
"This has been reported: We had a couple young men that broke team rules last night. They have been suspended from the team and they will be sent home," Brown said at a previously scheduled news conference in San Antonio. "They will not be available for the game and I will not address any more questions in that matter."
A heavily redacted police report says a 21-year-old woman told police she believed she was assaulted around 2 a.m. Friday after inviting two men to her hotel room. The woman told police that she had had several drinks when she invited the men to her hotel. She later alleged that one of the men assaulted her while the other "just stood there and watched," the report said. Police said they observed bruises on the woman's right knee and left bicep. No charges have been filed.
The Longhorns are staying at a hotel about a mile away from the hotel where the alleged assault occurred.
After talking to police, the woman was taken to a San Antonio hospital, where she was seen by a sexual assault nurse examiner, according to the report. The two suspects also were taken to the hospital and examined by the nurse, the report says.
McCoy, the younger brother of former Texas standout and current NFL quarterback Colt McCoy, is a backup to David Ash this season. The junior passed for 722 yards and six touchdowns.
Hicks, also a junior, started three games this year before a hip injury that caused him to sit out the next eight contests.
