Maryland Terrapins offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin was arrested on DUI charges early Saturday morning in Florida, according to Maryland’s student newspaper, The Diamondback.
Sumlin reportedly refused a breathalyzer test, which results in an automatic one-year license suspension. He pleaded not guilty to the DUI charge.
Sumlin was in Florida due to Maryland having a bye week last week. The program issued a statement Monday night saying, “Maryland Athletics is aware of the incident this past weekend involving football coach Kevin Sumlin. As this is an ongoing investigation, we will have no further comment.”
Sumlin was hired as Maryland’s offensive coordinator over the offseason following Dan Enos’ departure for the same role at Arkansas. Prior to coming to Maryland, Sumlin served as head coach of the USFL’s Houston Gamblers, returning to the city where he got his start as a head coach, as he was head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2008-11. After Texas A&M fired Mike Sherman, Sumlin made the move north and took over as head coach of the Aggies, where he went 51-26 in six seasons, including 11-2 in his first year at the helm alongside Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.
After being fired by A&M following the 2017 season, Sumlin accepted the head coaching job at Arizona and went just 9-20 in three seasons, with the final game being a 70-7 loss to Arizona’s biggest rival, Arizona State.
Maryland returns to action this Saturday against Northwestern.
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