Five California University of Pennsylvania football players have been arrested for assaulting a man at an off-campus restaurant. The Cal U football players attacked Lewis Campbell, 30, of West Chester, Pa., as he was tried to stop an argument between his girlfriend and a player at about 2 a.m. on Oct. 30. Campbell remains in intensive care today with severe brain trauma.
Police arrested Jonathan Barlow, D’Andre Dunkley, Corey Ford, Rodney Gillin Jr., and James Williamson at practice on Thursday afternoon. Police said witnesses heard the players yelling, “Football strong,” as they fled to a car, leaving Campbell unconscious. The players are charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, harassment, and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. They remained jailed Friday on $500,000 bond.
The team has already removed their names from the roster and deleted their biography pages. The players have also been suspended from the university.
The California, Pa. football team has won seven of eight games this season and this week reached No. 19 on D2Football.com, its highest ranking since 2012. The team has two games scheduled after Saturday’s forfeit against Gannon University.