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Tennessee Starting Safety Jaylen McCollough Arrested on Felony Assault Charge

One of the Tennessee Volunteers' starting defenders was arrested Sunday.

Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel reported safety Jaylen McCollough has been charged with aggravated felony assault, citing a Knox County Sheriff's Office arrest warrant.

The arrest comes ahead of the highly anticipated showdown between the undefeated Volunteers and the undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday.

According to Sparks, a man with a bloody mouth and missing teeth told police he was drinking with friends at an apartment complex and accidentally went into the wrong building and unlocked apartment upon returning after he went to get something from his car.