Ohio State Coach Kevin McGuff Arrested for Drunk Driving
Kevin McGuff, the head coach of Ohio State’s women’s basketball team, was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVI) last week after police found him parked in his front yard and smelling of alcohol. According to a police report obtained by The Columbus Dispatch, McGuff took over two minutes to open the driver’s side door or window before refusing a Breathalyzer and denying he had been drinking or taking any medications that could impair his ability to drive.
McGuff was asked to recite the alphabet from D through R, an order he was given three times, but he said nothing after D, according to the report. The incident occurred shortly after a bystander called police to report a 2013 Toyota Sequoia driving recklessly, which had struck several curbs and traveled through a yard, as reported by The Dispatch.
The coach told the police, 13 seconds after being asked, that he had been at a restaurant. When asked what he had eaten, he said, ‘dinner,’ according to the report. McGuff has been with Ohio State since 2013 and has a 224-109 record. He has led the Buckeyes to eight NCAA tournaments after spending two seasons with Washington and nine at Xavier.