The best signal that SEC football season is just ahead is when teams suffer a flurry of arrests, some more serious than others.
Junior UT wide receiver Chris Brazzell was arrested this weekend on charges of driving with a suspended license and speeding, according to a Knoxville Police Department (KPD) report obtained by Knox News.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Knoxville on Aug. 20.
Brazzell, 21, from Midland, TX is UT’s top returning wide receiver. He has been slowed in preseason practices while rehabbing an injury.
At about 8:57 p.m. on Friday Aug. 8, police clocked Brazzell driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone in a black Dodge Charger across the Henley Street Bridge in downtown Knoxville near UT campus, the KPD report said.
Police said Brazzell produced a U.S. passport, but he told the officer that he didn’t have his driver’s license with him. The officer then checked motor vehicle records, which revealed that Brazzell’s license was suspended for failing to appear in court in Blount County on Aug. 15, 2024, according to the report.
Tennessee plays its season opener against Syracuse in Atlanta at noon on Aug. 30. The Tennessee athletic department has not issued any statement on Brazzell’s eligibility to play in that game at this time.
