Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Tommy Rees' future as Notre Dame's quarter- back remains unclear after he and Carlo Ca- labrese were arrested in early May MURKY WATERS AHEAD L BY DAN MURPHY sped away while photographers clamored to capture a shot of his face behind tinted windows. No questions were answered. The 20-year-old Irish quarterback is fac- ing four misdemeanor charges that stem from his attempt to flee when police ar- rived at an off-campus party two weeks earlier. His first appearance in court lasted no longer than 30 seconds. It was a brief formality to begin the legal process that ess than 30 minutes after he arrived at the St. Joseph County courthouse on the morning of May 17, Tommy Rees hopped into a black SUV and Notre Dame junior quarterback Tommy Rees arrived at his court hearing May 17 after getting charged with four misdemeanors two weeks earlier. His status on the 2012 football team remains uncertain. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND will likely play out later this summer for Rees and senior linebacker Carlo Cal- abrese, who was also arrested at the same party. No decisions have been made in court, under the Golden Dome or in Notre Dame's football offices about the reper- cussions of either player's recent alcohol- infused scuffle with the law. Rees has the bigger pile of problems to sort, though, and they could have not come at a worse time in terms of his football career. For many reasons, the junior's future as the quarterback at Notre Dame remains as opaque as those tinted windows. Shortly after midnight on May 3, follow- ing what was a warm and sunny final day of classes for Notre Dame's spring semes- ter, police responded to a noise complaint at 716 Notre Dame Ave., a home — typi- cally rented by students — less than a mile from the main entrance to campus. Neigh- bors said the party was the first of the academic year at that house. It was "large JUNE/JULY 2012 43