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Penn State CB Da'Quan Davis arrested, no longer with team

(Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports)
(Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports)

Penn State senior defensive back Da’Quan Davis is no longer with the team.

Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin announced the news Wednesday during a stop on the Penn State Coaches Caravan, hours before the Baltimore Sun reported that Davis was arrested for marijuana possession earlier in the month.

“Da’Quan is no longer with the team,” Franklin said Wednesday in New York City, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I keep my comments pretty limited on those things, but we wish him the best, but yeah, he’s no longer with the program. That’s also why we don’t necessarily release things if we don’t have to because I want him to be able to focus on graduating and finishing up his academics.”

According to the Sun, Davis was arrested May 9 by Penn State campus police and charged with “possession of a small amount of marijuana for personal use, possession of drug paraphernalia and purchasing alcohol as a minor.”

Davis, who played in six games for Penn State last season, turns 21 on June 17. He has a preliminary hearing in State College scheduled for June 24.

The 5-foot-10, 174-pound Davis played in all 12 games for the Nittany Lions as a true freshman in 2012 under Bill O’Brien and recorded five tackles, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

Davis has mainly played on special teams in the past two seasons, combining for eight tackles in 13 games played. He was expected to play a similar role in 2015 as he sat behind senior Trevor Williams and sophomores Grant Haley and Christian Campbell throughout spring practice. Penn State also brought in four-star recruits John Reid and Garrett Taylor at corner.

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