Ray Graham and 2 other Pitt players charged with assault

They tried to keep it secret like when Shady McCoy started a barfight, cracking a cuestick over the back of former Pitt forward Gilbert Brown.  That ensued in both of them in handcuffs.

Brown also was suspended one game because of a brutal fight he got into with pedestrians on Bates street, incidentally.

The media was too late on both of these stories and it was handled internally.

I find it remarkable that a nice, quiet kid like Ray Graham is acting like his predecessor McCoy.  But if this really went down as told, see ya later Ray.  He, Devin and Lafayette should not be in a Panther uniform again.  All of them except Ray I could see doing something like this.  Sickening ti know he was apart of this.

I am highly interested in what Paul's decision will be.

Obviously the go-to move is suspended for at least this upcoming game.  But whatever is in the water here in Pittsburgh, what with Mr. Ta'amu being allowed to join the Steelers after just a two game suspension for nearly killing a dozen police officers, a woman in a parked car and innocent bystanders with his vehicle in the southside of Pittsburgh with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, nothing surprises me anymore.

Wouldn't be shocked if all of three of these fools make the trip to South Bend.

Statement from the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department:

“The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department was recently made aware of a police report relating to an incident allegedly involving three of our football student-athletes on October 21. Those individuals have denied any involvement with the situation and have offered to speak with authorities, although to date they have not been questioned or received any court documents. We take matters of player discipline very seriously and will continue to cooperate with any investigation. However, we will not, and hope others will not, rush to judgment on these misdemeanor allegations. All three players will remain active members of our program while we gain more clarity on this situation.”

Wooow, that would definitely make this interesting from a line perspective.  I was on Pitt early, so I hope they play

I guess you guys didn't pay attention to the statement above?

I'm not joking.  That is an actual statement from the athletic department at the University of Pittsburgh. 

Ray Graham, Devin Street, Lafayette Pitts have all made the trip to South Bend, they will all be in uniform for Saturday's game and they will NOT be suspended until further investigation concludes on the end of the Pittsburgh campus police.

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Graham, of Elizabeth, N.J., is the Panthers' leading rusher with 622 yards and seven touchdowns. Street, of Bethlehem, Pa., is the team's leading receiver with 50 catches for 695 yards and four scores. Pitts, of East Pittsburgh, is also the team's top kick-returner.

School spokesman E.J. Borghetti said in a statement the players have offered to speak with police but have not been questioned or received any court documents.

"We take matters of player discipline very seriously and will continue to cooperate with any investigation," Borghetti said. "However, we will not, and hope others will not, rush to judgment on these misdemeanor allegations. All three players will remain active members of our program while we gain more clarity on this situation."

According to the complaint, Karl Olsheski, Diana Olsheski and Samantha Mitchell told police they were walking along a street in Oakland, the neighborhood where the university is located, when a group of Pitt football players walked into their path from the opposite direction about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 21.

At the time, Karl Olsheski told police he didn't want to see the players arrested, but did want police to stop the group "so they wouldn't repeat their aggressions at other pedestrians," a criminal complaint said.

Police dispersed the groups and Olsheski and the females returned to a city police station that afternoon to report the incident in more detail. At that time, Diana Olsheski told police she recognized the players as Graham, Street and Pitts.

Karl Olsheski told police that Graham confronted him by saying, "What's up?" along with a racial slur. Olsheski said he tried to walk away but that Graham and Street blocked his way and Pitts kept him from retreating.

Olsheski "stated that shortly thereafter, he was struck one time on the left side of his head by Mr. Street."

Police tried to ensure the students identified the correct players by having them look at photo lineups. While none of the alleged victims could recognize all three players, each player was recognized by at least one, including Mitchell who recognized Street from a class they took together on vampires.

All six people allegedly involved in the incident are listed in the student directory, but none immediately responded to emails requesting comment.

What the hell is a class on vampires?

todays youth

The two utes walked into the gas station just to buy a can of food.

The two utes?  What the hell is a ute?

I read it, but who knows what will happen.  May change before Saturday

No champ, Chryst spoke to us today with full intentions to play all three Saturday.  He said they will focus on all of this in the oncoming weeks of this investigation.  This investigation will not come to an end in 24 hours, unless the University of Pittsburgh has the precogs like from that Bruce Willis movie and they can predict and reinact what happened that day.

All three WILL play tomorrow.