Liberty grad Street is among three Pitt football players charged with assault; but three will play against ND

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that Liberty High grad Devin Street is one of three Pitt football players charged with assault and conspiracy related to an Oct. 21 incident in the Pittsburgh suburb of Oakland. The three allegedly surrounded a man, and, according to the story, Street allegedly punched the man in the head. The other players charged were star running back Ray Graham and defensive back Lafayette Pitts. Graham, of Elizabeth, N.J., is the Panthers' leading rusher with 622 yards and seven touchdowns. Pitts, of East Pittsburgh, is also the team's top kick-returner. The three were not arrested, but will receive summonses by mail telling them to report to court for a Jan. 9 preliminary hearing. The University of Pittsburgh athletic department issued a statement on Friday: “The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department was recently made aware of a police report relating to an incident allegedly involving three of our football student-athletes on October 21. Those individuals have denied any involvement with the situation and have offered to speak with authorities, although to date they have not been questioned or received any court documents. We take matters of player discipline very seriously and will continue to cooperate with any investigation. However, we will not, and hope others will not, rush to judgment on these misdemeanor allegations. All three players will remain active members of our program while we gain more clarity on this situation.” So, based on that statement, all three players will be participating on Saturday when Pitt meets No. 4 ranked Notre Dame in South Bend (3:30, NBC). Here's the link to the Post-Gazette story: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/3-pitt-football-players-charged-with-assault-660311/ Street, a redshirt junior, leads the Big East in several receiving categories with 50 catches for 695 yards (13.9 average) and four touchdowns. He is averaging a league-best 6.25 receptions and 86.9 receiving yards per game. Street had a career-high 140 receiving yards on six catches in Pitt's 47-17 victory over Temple. It was his third 100-yard receiving performance of the year. He has a chance to go down as one of the most prolific Pitt pass-catchers of all-time. He currently has 128 catches to rank ninth (tied) in school history and is 10th in career receiving yards with 1,767. He is NFLDraftScout.com's No. 10 ranked receiver for the 2014 NFL Draft.