Texas football player told police he was taking recruits to strip club during DWI arrest, authorities say

A shot subordinate astatine the University of Texas was arrested past week for driving portion intoxicated, and seemingly helium wanted the enactment to support connected going.

Offensive lineman Nick Brooks, who volition commencement his assemblage vocation successful the fall, was stopped erstwhile helium was caught doing 47 mph successful a 30-mph zone, Travis County constabulary said successful their report.

The study past states that Brooks' eyes were "bloodshot" and "watery," and helium had admitted to smoking a "blunt" and a "good" THC pen, to the constituent wherever helium was "feeling it."

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A Texas Longhorns helmet connected the sideline during the archetypal 4th against the Texas A&M Aggies. The Longhorns defeated the Aggies 17-7 astatine Kyle Field.  (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images)

Brooks past told constabulary helium had precocious near "Play," a 21-and-over constitution that helium claimed "makes exceptions for UT Football Players." Brooks is conscionable 18.

The violative lineman past told police, according to the documents, that helium was taking "two prospective players" to a adjacent portion club.

Police described Brooks' code arsenic "mumbled" and "mushmouthed," and helium was "swaying" and had "body tremors." But they said his cognition was "polite" and "cooperative." He did not person intoxicant successful his system.

Texas Longhorns cheerleaders transverse the tract with a Longhorns emblem aft a people during the Red River Rivalry crippled against Oklahoma astatine the Cotton Bowl connected Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 successful Dallas, Texas. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Head manager Steve Sarkisian released the pursuing statement:

"We're alert of the concern with Nick Brooks, person talked with him and are gathering information. We volition proceed to show the ineligible process and code this concern wrong the squad astatine the due time."

Brooks was a four-star recruit. He committed to Texas backmost successful August and enrolled determination successful January aft attending Grayson High School successful Georgia aft receiving offers from 28 different schools.

Texas Longhorns helmet sits connected the sidelines during the Big 12 Championship crippled betwixt the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma State Cowboys   connected December 2, 2023, astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, TX. (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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His 4 authoritative visits were to Texas, Georgia, Iowa and USC.

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