Arkansas removes quarterback Kade Renfro from roster after sexual assault allegations surface

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The Arkansas Razorbacks football team will have one less player vying for the backup job to starting quarterback K.J. Jefferson this summer.

Redshirt junior transfer Kade Renfro was removed from the team on Thursday following accusations of sexual assault and harassment that were posted on social media earlier this week.

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Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Kade Renfro, #18, before the college football game between the Missouri State Bears and Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 17, 2022, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Upon gaining knowledge of the allegations against a student-athlete earlier this week, we immediately informed the University's Title IX office of the allegations," the university’s athletic department said in a statement. "The student-athlete is no longer a member of the football team."

The school added that it has "notified the relevant offices on our campus" about the accusations made against Renfro.

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Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Kade Renfro, #18, before the college football game between the Missouri State Bears and Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 17, 2022, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

An anonymous Instagram account levied the allegations against Renfro, including an alleged lengthy history of sexual assault and harassment over years, according to CBS Sports. The account has since-been deleted. Renfro has sincedeleted his