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UW football: Waunakee’s Irwin kicked off team following arrest

Redshirt freshman defensive end Jake Irwin has been kicked off the University of Wisconsin football team, coach Bret Bielema announced on Tuesday. Police said Tuesday they arrested Irwin, from Waunakee High School, over the weekend on tentative charges of battery and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident on campus. Irwin received medical treatment for injuries he suffered shortly after midnight Thursday in front of the Red Gym, where he was hit on the head with a rock, said UW-Madison police Sgt. Aaron Chapin.