Players arrested on Halloween

After a win over then-No. 23 Minnesota 30-21 Saturday afternoon, two IU football players were arrested for criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement early Halloween morning.\nThe altercation took place at the 1400 block of North Lincoln Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday.\nBloomington Police Department officers were made aware of the incident in attempts to prevent a potential fight in front of the residence, according to reports.\nOnce BPD officers arrived on the scene, the crowd fled the area. Left behind were sophomores Troy Grosfield and Tyson Beattie of the IU football team.\nGrosfield and Beattie didn't get too far from the location, as both were apprehended within a block or two of the initial incident. Grosfield was stopped at the 100 block of East 18th Street; Beattie at the corner of 19th and Washington Streets.\nGrosfield, 20, and Beattie, 23, were arrested on charges of criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement. Grosfield was charged additionally with illegal consumption.\nOnce arrested, both were transported to Monroe County Jail.\nAccording to a BPD report, the incident started when 20 to 30 individuals believed to be members of the Hoosiers' football team came to the residence cursing and attempting to start a fight while kicking the door in.\nThe report also states that someone then threw a pumpkin through a window, breaking the window and a lamp in the process. \nA lawn chair was the next object to be thrown into the house, breaking a second window. Grosfield was later identified as the thrower of the lawn chair.\nIn statements to the police, the residents said they believed all the people involved were part of the football team; however, there was no way to link them with the football team. Two people were identified wearing IU team football shirts during the disturbance. Whether Beattie or Grosfield were wearing the shirts is unclear.\nResidents of the house didn't cite why members of the team would come to the house or specifically how they knew all the perpetrators were members of the IU football team.\n"There is more to this initially than we know right now," said Detective Sgt. David Drake.\nThere will likely be no further investigation into the crime as the matter is now in the city prosecutor's hands. If more information is needed, the BPD will investigate further, Drake said.\nGrosfield, a Denver native, moved from kicker to safety, where he has recorded 13 tackles this season. Last season, as a kicker, Grosfield notched 13 touchbacks.\nBeattie, the starting punter the last two seasons for the Hoosiers, has a punting average of 40.7 yards per punt with 14 punts inside the 20-yard line this season. In his freshman year, the Attadale, Australia, native booted an 80-yard punt, the fourth longest in IU history.\nIU Athletics Media Relations Director Pete Rhoda said football coach Gerry DiNardo "is aware of the situation and is handling it internally."\n-- Contact staff writer Dan Click at