Backup QB Renfro off Arkansas amid allegations

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2023, 07:03 PM ET

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• Covers the SEC.Joined ESPN
• in 2012.
• Graduate of Auburn University.Arkansas has actually dismissed backup quarterback Kade Renfro from the football group following allegations of sexual attack and harassment posted to a social media account this week.The confidential account also consisted of images illustrating physical abuse allegedly carried out by Renfro. “Upon acquiring understanding of the allegations versus a student-athlete previously today, we instantly notified the University’s Title IX workplace of the allegations,”Arkansas Athletics stated in a statement Thursday.”The student-athlete is no longer a member of the football team. “In a different statement, the university stated it has actually “informed the appropriate workplaces on our campus”of the accusations against Renfro. Mentioning the Household Education Rights and Personal Privacy Act, the university stated it was” unable to supply more details at this time.”A former three-star possibility from Stephenville, Texas, Renfro at first signed with Ole Miss in 2020, however did not appear in any games. He then moved to Arkansas in 2021, however did not play after suffering a knee injury.He reinjured the knee and did not play last season.