Wisconsin football adviser Jack Del Rio to resign after OWI arrest, crash

Jack Del Rio, a senior adviser to Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell and a former NFL coach, was arrested and cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a crash in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday.

On Monday, Fickell announced that the 61-year-old Del Rio would be resigning from his position with the Badgers.

Del Rio was arrested shortly after midnight Friday after a vehicle he was driving hit a street sign, broke a fence and came to a rest in a yard, per ESPN . Witnesses directed the officers to Del Rio as he was walking away from the area, according to a Madison Police incident report. He "showed signs of impairment" and admitted to driving the vehicle.

Del Rio joined Fickell's staff at Wisconsin in August. A former head coach with the Jaguars (2003-11) and Raiders (2015-17), Del Rio also previously served as the Commanders ' defensive coordinator (2020-23) and had held coordinator roles with the Panthers (2002) and the Broncos (2012-14).