Penn State football player Tony Johnson was arrested early Friday morning for driving under the influence.

Johnson, 21, faces one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, two counts of driving on roadways laned for traffic and one count of obedience to traffic control devices.

Johnson is the starting wide receiver for the Nittany Lions. He is the brother of former Heisman Trophy candidate Larry Johnson Jr. and son of Larry Johnson Sr., Penn State defensive line coach.

A preliminary hearing date is set for Nov. 26.

The following occurred according to police reports:

The charges stem from a 3:03 a.m. Friday incident in which Penn State Police Services Officer Brian Rose observed a black Mercedes Benz traveling north on Bigler Road in front of his patrol vehicle.

The car is registered to his father, Larry Johnson Sr.

The Mercedes turned right onto Park Avenue and, while traveling westbound, both driver's side tires crossed over the center yellow line on two occasions.

Rose initiated a traffic stop, approached the vehicle and identified Johnson by his Pennsylvania driver's license. He said he detected the strong odor of alcohol throughout the car.

A series of standardized field sobriety tests were given to Johnson, all of which he failed. Rose placed Johnson under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and transported him to Centre Community Hospital.

Johnson was informed about the implied consent rule. The rule states that when a person signs for a driver's license, the person is also giving consent to give breath, blood or urine samples if picked up for a DUI, Penn State Police Services Supervisor Bill Moerschbacher said.

A blood test was performed at the hospital, and it was later determined that Johnson's blood alcohol concentration was 0.136 percent, which is more than the state's 0.08 legal limit.

Jeff Nelson, Penn State sports information director, said Johnson would not be made available for comment yesterday.

He added that head football coach Joe Paterno would not comment until today.

Several phone calls to Larry Johnson Sr. went unreturned yesterday.