Wisconsin’s Moss Jailed for Cocaine

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin tailback Brent Moss, the 1994 Rose Bowl most valuable player who was on the verge of breaking the school’s career rushing mark, was suspended from the team Thursday after his arrest on a cocaine possession charge.

Moss was jailed Thursday after an anti-drug task force pulled him over and reportedly found two rocks of crack cocaine in one of his socks.

He left jail Thursday night after Circuit Judge Jack Aulik authorized his release on a $2,500 signature bond, co-signed by Moss and his father, Henry. District Attorney William Foust and defense attorney Gerald Mowris both requested his release. No formal charges were filed by the district attorney pending an initial court appearance scheduled for next Thursday.

Wisconsin Coach Barry Alvarez, who suspended Moss “pending a legal resolution,” said he was “shocked” by the player’s “apparent involvement.”

“It’s been a very difficult day,” Alvarez said. “I feel as if it was one of my own children.”

Senior offensive lineman Joe Rudolph said, “It’s as though you have a brother that’s done something that isn’t supposed to be done.”