LSU linebacker Taylor suspended

LSU suspended sophomore linebacker Tylor Taylor, apparently after learning he’d been arrested about two months ago in connection with a firearms theft from a pawn shop in Georgia. An official university statement says only that the suspension stems from a violation of team rules. However, police records in Cumming, Ga., show that authorities suspect Taylor drove four suspected burglars to and from the pawn shop where the theft occurred Jan. 8.

A police report provided to The Associated Press shows stolen firearms were recovered and a suspect told police that Taylor was the getaway driver. The report states that Taylor declined to speak with police and requested an attorney. Attorney Peter Zeliff told The Advocate newspaper that Taylor intends to plead not guilty.

Taylor played in all 13 LSU games last season, starting five and making 32 tackles.

Kansas State: Coach Bill Snyder signed a new five-year contract that includes a pay bump to $3.45 million this season and could keep the 78-year-old coach with the Wildcats through the 2022 season. Snyder resurrected the team when he arrived in 1988. He stepped away in 2005 to spend more time with family, only to return in 2009 when the program had again fallen on hard times.