THE SIDELINES : 3 Arkansas Gridders Arrested

Three starters on the University of Arkansas football team have been arrested in response to a report of someone breaking into parked cars at an apartment complex, police said today.

A release said Ty Mason, Terence (JuJu) Harshaw and Scott Long, all of Fayetteville, were arrested early today on three counts each of breaking or entering and theft of property.

Mason is a junior linebacker, Harshaw is a senior fullback, and Long is a sophomore defensive tackle. Mason and Harshaw are 21, Long is 20, police said.

The release said that shortly after 2 a.m., police responded to a report of someone breaking into parked cars at the Park Apartments. While officers were on their way to the scene, the caller told police that the people involved had left the area in a red pickup. Officers later stopped a truck matching the description and found property that had been stolen from three vehicles at the apartment complex.

Police said Long also was booked on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a prohibited weapon, a .22-caliber handgun.