2 CU Buffs facing charges after fight outside Boulder bar after win over Utah
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Daily CameraNovember 28, 2016 | updated 10 years ago
Fans storm the field after Colorado defeated Utah in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 27-22. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)
BOULDER — One University of Colorado football player is facing drug charges and another is facing assault charges after the two got into a fight outside a bar in downtown Boulder just hours after the Buffs beat Utah at Folsom Field.
Abdul Jaleel Awini, 23, was arrested on suspicion of drug possession around 1:30 a.m. Sunday while Christopher Hill, 21, was cited with third-degree assault, according to court records.
According to a police report, Hill punched Awini after an argument and police who responded to the call found a substance that appeared to be cocaine in Awini’s wallet.
Awini, a senior who has played multiple positions at CU after transferring from the Air Force Academy as a quarterback, has been suspended from all team activities by Coach Mike MacIntyre.
Fans storm the field after Colorado defeated Utah in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 27-22. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Jaleel Awini (University of Colorado)Fans storm the field to celebrate after Colorado defeated Utah in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 27-22. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Christopher Hill (University of Colorado)Utah wide receiver Tim Patrick, right, pulls in a pass as Colorado defensive back Ahkello Witherspoon defends in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 27-22. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau, front, is dragged down by Utah defensive back Justin Thomas in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Colorado linebacker Kenneth Olugbode, center, is congratulated after recovering a Utah fumble and running the ball in for a touchdown by defensive backs Ahkello Witherspoon, left, and Tedric Thompson in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)
