Del Rio was arrested shortly after midnight on Friday.
Former NFL coach Jack Del Rio is resigning from Wisconsin's coaching staff after being arrested this weekend for operating a vehicle while impaired. He was serving as a senior advisor to head coach Luke Fickell, who announced on Monday that Del Rio will be stepping down.
Del Rio allegedly hit a street sign and broke a fence while driving in Madison shortly after midnight last Friday. Local police dispatched to the scene said he "showed signs of impairment." He was arrested and cited for OWI, a charge used interchangeably with DUI in the state of Wisconsin. No injuries were reported and no other vehicles were involved. A first-time offender, Del Rio was released shortly thereafter.
"He's going to move forward and he's going to resign and move on," Fickell said. "But it's a tough situation. Decisions that all of us have to be able to take full responsibility for. So that's what Jack will do, and we'll continue to move forward."in late August.
The 5-4 Badgers are set to host the No. 1 team in the country, the 10-0 Oregon Ducks, this Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. It's a 6:30 p.m. CT game on NBC.
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