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Apr 1, 2012; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive end Alex Okafor (80) pressures quarterback Case McCoy (6) during the first half of the spring game at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-US PRESSWIRE
Apr 1, 2012; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive end Alex Okafor (80) pressures quarterback Case McCoy (6) during the first half of the spring game at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-US PRESSWIRE
Apr 1, 2012; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive end Alex Okafor (80) pressures quarterback Case McCoy (6) during the first half of the spring game at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-US PRESSWIRE

A small-crime epidemic is obviously sweeping the college football nation and 2013 NFL Draft prospects remain in its path.

First, it was Wisconsin's Montee Ball with the severely egregious act of sitting on a random person's porch. Now, three Texas players have been busted while waiting for some pizza.

Among the evildoers was defensive end Alex Okafor and safety Kenny Vaccaro, both expected to be high draft picks next April. The group, which also consisted of tight end Barrett Matthews and former player Eryon Barnett, got loud while waiting in line to get pizza. That followed an earlier confrontation the group had earlier in the evening. What that confrontation consisted of is unknown. It's probably fair to guess, though, that it was little more than chest puffery. So when the group was loud at the pizza line, a police officer asked them to move on.

When they didn’t, they were arrested and charged with failure to obey a lawful order, a misdemeanor. The final result:

Un-American! Next week, look for news on Tyler Wilson jaywalking.

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