Arkansas interim defensive coordinator Chris Wilson struck a player in the face during an incident in the football locker room in mid-October, seven sources tell CBS Sports. The strike left the player with a bloodied lip.

Arkansas carried out an investigation of the incident after an anonymous tip. CBS Sports has since spoken with more than a dozen people close to the program and the affected player to better understand what happened in the locker room of a team that fired its coach and racked up a 2-9 record to stand last place in the SEC.

CBS Sports is protecting the player's anonymity due to the sensitivity of the story.

The incident allegedly began when the 56-year-old Wilson called the player an expletive in the locker room. After the player asked to whom Wilson was speaking, Wils

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