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Texas Tech recruit reportedly punched female basketball player in the face

Nigel Bethel is accused of punching a female basketball player in the face.
Nigel Bethel is accused of punching a female basketball player in the face.

Nigel Bethel was recruited to join the Texas Tech team this year. However, there is a possibility he will never step foot on the field this fall for the Red Raiders. The Lubbock Avalance Journal is reporting Bethel punched a female Texas Tech basketball player in the face, injuries serious enough to require surgery.

The paper is reporting that Bethel punched Amber Battle, a player on Texas Tech’s women’s basketball team, in the face on Saturday following an incident at the school’s recreation center. Battle will need to have surgery to repair the broken bone in her face suffered from the punch.

Texas Tech spokesman Blayne Beal confirmed to the paper that there was an incident between two student athletes at the rec center on Saturday, but said that the school is still gathering information about the confrontation from both parties. 

An official report or announcement is not expected until Monday. Read more at CBS Sports.