Eleven Notre Dame players, including the son of football great Joe Montana, were among 42 people arrested at a party in South Bend, according to televised reports in Indiana. At least one player, receiver Tai-ler Jones, is from Georgia.
Police were called to the home after complaints, according to WNDU-16, an NBC TV station in South Bend. Authorities called for assistance from Indiana State's Alcohol & Tobacco Commission after they determined some drinking at the party were under 21.
It’s unclear whether all 43 arrests were for underage drinking, WNDU said. One person was sent to the hospital to be treated for hand lacerations, WNDU said.
Among those arrested are eight Notre Dame football players, including Nate Montana, a backup quarterback; Lorenzo Wood, a cornerback and incoming freshman; Chris Watt, a sophomore offensive guard; Robert Toma, an incoming freshman wide receiver; Nicholas Tausch, a sophomore kicker; Tai-ler Jones, an incoming freshman wide receiver from Gainesville, Ga.; Steven Filer, a junior outside linebacker; and Tate Nichols, an incoming freshman.
Jones was named to AJC Georgia Super 11 squad. He originally committed to Stanford and then switched that decision to Notre Dame in the fall of 2009.
Also arrested are Tim Abromaitis, a standout junior forward on the basketball team; Eric Atkins, an incoming freshman to the basketball team; and Steven Summerhays, an incoming freshman to the hockey team.
So far, there has been no official word from the University of Notre Dame regarding the players' arrests, WNDU said.
Those who were arrested were held in jail overnight until their blood-alcohol content had dropped to legal levels, WNDU said.
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