Over the summer, Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle intoxicated (OVI). Now, he has officially received his sentence for the incident.
McGuff had initially been charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor, after he was arrested in the driveway of his home. However, he has now pled guilty to a lesser charge.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, McGuff pleaded guilty to an amended traffic charge of physical control.
McGuff was not present in Franklin County Municipal Court when the plea was entered on Dec. 23. The plea was entered “in absentia” by McGuff’s attorney Richard Piatt.
The coach was arrested back in May after he was unable to pass multiple field sobriety tests.
“Due to the totality of the circumstances including, Kevin’s car parked partially in his yard, Kevin not being able to roll down his window, unnatural duration it took to respond to basic questions, the poor performance of the in-car tests, the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person, and the clues that I observed during his Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, I placed Kevin under arrest for OVI,” the responding officer wrote in the police report back in May.
Ohio State suspended McGuff for two weeks after his arrest. McGuff said he sought treatment at the Wexner Medical Center.
“The Department of Athletics is aware of an incident involving women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff,” Ohio State said in a statement at the time of his arrest. “The department is in communication with Coach McGuff and monitoring the situation closely. This is an ongoing, personal legal matter, and the department will share additional information at the appropriate time.”
McGuff has been Ohio State’s head coach since 2013. His contract with the team runs through the 2025-26 season. Ohio State currently has an 11-1 record and is ranked No. 19 in the country.
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