In mid-December of this past year, Terrell Clinkscales was arrested and charged after what was described as a domestic incident. Nearly four months later, Clinkscales is on the outside of the Kansas State football program looking in.
Whether the two are related is up for debate.
Regardless, Clinkscales announced via his protected Twitter account that he is no longer a part of the Wildcats football team. From the Topeka Capital-Journal:Clinkscales posted on Twitter: “One door closes god opens another one. I chased schools and juco and had every school in the country. I’m after my dream #NFL #godgotme.”
In a subsequent Twitter post he wrote: “Things just didn’t work out. Everything is not for everyone. Upmost respect though. Closing this chapter on to the next one.”
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This past week, head coach Bill Snyder indicated that there was a misfire in his relationship with the defensive lineman, resulting in the player being sidelined for the spring practice sessions.
“He and I are at odds right now,” Snyder said Tuesday. “He’s not practicing with us right now. He’s doing some other things but he’s not practicing.”
This past December, Clinkscales was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant and suspicion of witness/victim intimidation. A day after those initial charges, Clinkscales was slapped with an additional charge: criminal damage to property.
The failure-to-appear warrant stems from Clinkscales being cited for expired tags or an unregistered vehicle. The other two charges are connected to a domestic incident.
In 2014, the JUCO transfer played in eight games for the Wildcats. Included in that was K-State’s Alamo Bowl loss to UCLA Jan. 2, after his charges became public.