According to the Post, Ohio running back, Maleek Irons, was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly driving under the influence on Stewart Street.
In 2015, Irons appeared in seven games for the Bobcats, rushed for 198 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries, caught three passes for 33 yard, ran for 58 yards on four carries at Bowling Green (Nov.4), and caught two passes for a season-long 13 yards against Miami (Oct.10). He also had two solo tackles. He redshirted in 2014.
Prior to Ohio, he was a four-year member of the WJ Mouat Secondary football team, and earned Provincial Most Valuable Player honors following the 2012 and 2013 campaigns. He was a three-time Athlete of the Year and selected as the Most Valuable Player in the Northwest Elite Camp.
He finished his high school career with 7,944 yards rushing and 98 rushing touchdowns, tallied 120 career tackles and 10 interceptions on the defensive side of the ball, and rushed for a Provincial single-season record 3,204 yards and 45 touchdowns in 2012. He also rushed for a single game school record 498 yards, played on Team British Columbia in the 2012 and 2013 International Bowl in Texas, played on the Team Canada squad that defeated Team USA in the International Bowl, and competed on the track and field team for four years. He was inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Wall of Fame. (source: Ohio Bobcats)
He was also listed to the CFC100 top prospects list in 2014.
Source: Andrew Gillis, The Post
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