KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
(AP) — Three University of Tennessee freshmen players charged with
attempted armed robbery will not play Saturday at Mississippi.
Tennessee
spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter says the team will travel to Oxford
without wide receiver NuKeese Richardson, safety Janzen Jackson and
defensive back Mike Edwards.
According to sheriff's officials,
Richardson remains in jail in lieu of a $19,500 bond. Edwards posted a
$19,500 bond, and Jackson was released on his own recognizance.
Officer
Tim Isaacs, who answered the phone at the Knox County Sheriff's
Detention Facility on Friday night, said that Richardson was no longer
at the jail. He would provide no further information. Richardson was
being held lieu of $19,500 bond.
The three 18-year-olds are
accused of demanding money from three people at a gas station near
Tennessee's campus early Thursday morning.
Coach Lane Kiffin and athletic director Mike Hamilton have declined comment as they evaluate the situation.