Arik Gilbert, a former five-star recruit who spent time at LSU, Georgia and Nebraska, was arrested in Georgia on allegations of shoplifting and obstruction, according to Chatham County jail records. The bond for the current redshirt sophomore at Savannah State has been set at $3,500.

The arrest marks the latest legal setback for Gilbert, whose once-promising football career has been overshadowed by repeated off-field issues and multiple transfers. The former Gatorade National Player of the Year was arrested in 2023 for alleged burglary of a liquor and vape shop while a member of the Cornhuskers, though a no-contest plea eventually reduced the charges to trespassing and criminal mischief. Weeks later, he was arrested again in Lumpkin County, Georgia, in connection with a separ

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