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LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- A Utah State University quarterback has been arrested and booked into jail for investigation of first-degree felony rape, police said.
Jerod Walker, 19, turned himself into campus police on Thursday and was booked into the Cache County Jail, a USU Department of Public Safety news release states. The Cache County attorney's office has reviewed the case, the release adds.
Walker posted bail and was released from jail the same day.
"He denies it," said USU police Lt. Steve Milne.
Milne said the allegations stem from a report by a 20-year-old female student who told police she went to Walker's on-campus apartment on April 9 and was raped. The two are acquaintances, police said.
The woman went to police within hours of the alleged attack, after first disclosing it to friends, Milne said. After meeting with police, she went to the hospital, he added.
Walker has been suspended from the team pending the legal proceedings and did not participate in a short scrimmage on Friday, said Mike Strauss, USU athletic media relations director.
Walker is expected to be charged and arraigned next week.
Walker came to USU last year from Houston, where he was an all-district quarterback at Jersey Village High School. He started two games for USU in 2005 and was expected to battle for a starting slot for the 2006 season.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
