ESPN college football personality pulled from broadcast following arrest

ESPN college football personality Harry Lyles Jr. has been pulled from broadcasts after being arrested for a DUI last week, per a report from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Lyles Jr. works as a reporter for some of ESPN’s Thursday night games and works with College GameDay. ESPN has pulled Lyles Jr. from this weekend’s broadcasts.

Lyles Jr. tweeted an apology after news broke of his arrest.

“I deeply regret what occurred and take full responsibility for my actions,” he said. “I have and will continue to fully cooperate with authorities and look forward to resolving this expeditiously.”

The Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division tweeted on Sunday that a police vehicle was rear ended at a crosswalk while waiting for a pedestrian to cross. Lyles Jr. has been confirmed by a LAPD spokesperson as the driver involved in this incident. His bail was set at $100,000 and he was released on bond. He is due in court in February.

“Last night, two of our officers were stopped at a marked crosswalk as a pedestrian crossed the street,” LAPD Hollywood tweeted. “While they were stopped, a vehicle rear ended the back of their car. The driver of that vehicle was nearly 3 x the legal limit and subsequently arrested.”

ESPN statement on the arrest of Lyles Jr.

ESPN released a statement of the situation with Lyles Jr., who is also a writer for ESPN.

“We are aware of the situation and are addressing the matter directly,” ESPN said.

Lyles Jr. is a graduate of Georgia State University. He previously wrote at SB Nation before joining ESPN’s staff.

College GameDay will be in East Lansing this weekend for Saturday’s matchup between Michigan State and Michigan. GameDay announced on Friday that actor and comedian Ken Jeong will be Week 9’s celebrity guest picker.