Report: Kevin Sumlin arrested on DUI charges

Maryland co-offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin was reportedly arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Saturday morning in Florida, according to DBK News, via a Hillsborough County police report. 

Sumlin reportedly refused a breathalyzer test. That results in a license suspension for at least one year. The former Texas A&M head coach pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment.

According to the report, Sumlin could face a maximum sentence of six months in prison.

“The incident took place during Maryland’s bye week,” the report read. “Sumlin’s listed attorney declined to comment. A spokesperson for Maryland football did not immediately respond to request for comment. Sumlin was arrested around 1 a.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 301 in Tampa, Florida. There was no crash or damage to property.”

This offseason, Sumlin joined the Terrapins staff led by head coach Mike Locksley. He last coached the Houston Gamblers (USFL) in 2022 as their head coach.

His last college coaching stop was three years at Arizona (2018-20) as the Wildcats head coach, where he went 9-20 in two-plus seasons.

Sumlin is best known for his time at Texas A&M from 2012-17, where he coached Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. He finished his stint with a 51-26 record, including an 11-2 record his first year.

However, Texas A&M opted to fire Sumlin after 2017, despite a 7-5 record and a 3-2 record in bowl games. He was replaced by Jimbo Fisher the very next season.

Kevin Sumlin arrested, Maryland regrouping after bye week

In addition to Sumlin’s arrest, Maryland was left picking up the pieces after a 27-24 upset loss to Illinois. It dropped the Terrapins to 5-2 on the year and they suddenly looked vulnerable.

“This thing starts and ends with me as the leader,” Locksley said postgame. “I’ve got to have our team prepared to go play. We don’t make excuses, we did not play to our standard and it’s frustrating to watch because I still have a lot of faith and belief in this team.

“And as I just told them, the adversity that we find ourselves in today, we put ourselves there, so the only people that can get us out of it is us. And we’ll use this next week to just evaluate every part of our program like we would always do during the bye. And then obviously, like I said, get some guys healthy in time to get us ready to go to Chicago and play Northwestern in a couple of weeks.”

Maryland heads to Northwestern this weekend for a 12:00 p.m. ET kickoff against a Big Ten foe.