On Saturday evening before Wisconsin’s practice, wide receiver Quintez Cephus announced via Twitter that he will take a leave of absence from the program. Cephus’s statement cited potential legal charges being filed against him stemming from an April incident.
In the statement, Cephus states he is being “wrongfully accused of unlawful conduct” and claims innocence in what he references as a “consensual relationship.”
The precise legal issues or criminal charges are not known at this time.
The Wisconsin State Journal’s Jason Galloway reported on Saturday evening that Cephus talked with head coach Paul Chryst earlier in the day about the leave of absence, with the team learning about it “at a regularly scheduled meeting later in the day.