Zeke Cobb‘s collegiate career has been put on hold as he deals with a serious off-field situation.
According to the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, Cobb was arrested Monday on two counts of rape connected to an alleged assault in September of last year. An indictment on the rape charges was filed on Nov. 6 of this year, which was later served to Cobb prior to his arrest.
Other than the alleged victim being mentally incapacitated or physically helpless at the time, no details surrounding the incident that led to the arrest and charges have been released.
As a result of the allegations, though, MTSU announced that the redshirt sophomore wide receiver has been indefinitely suspended by the football program.
“Zeke is suspended from our team as we allow the legal process to move forward,” head coach Rick Stockstill said in a statement. “It is very disappointing and, if substantiated, such actions do not represent or reflect the standards we have worked extremely hard to develop for our program.”
After redshirting as a true freshman in 2017 because of injury, Cobb caught one pass for 12 yards in four games last season. In 2019, Cobb had no catches in six games prior to his suspension.