LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State star operating again Ollie Gordon II is not going to miss any recreation time after his latest arrest on suspicion of driving below the affect. He’ll as an alternative face inner punishment, coach Mike Gundy stated Tuesday at Huge 12 media days. Gundy additionally stated OSU introduced Gordon to media days to “face the music.”
Gordon was pulled over by an Oklahoma Freeway Patrol (OHP) officer final week for driving 82 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone and swerving by visitors, based on the possible trigger affidavit. Throughout the visitors cease, the trooper discovered open bottles of vodka and tequila in Gordon’s automotive, and Gordon stated he had “one drink,” per the affidavit.
Gordon was then taken to the Cleveland County jail in Oklahoma, the place he supplied breath samples that registered a breath alcohol content material (BrAC) of .11 and .10. Gordon was booked on fees of DUI below 21 years of age, having an open alcohol container, failure to take care of a single driving lane and rushing. He was launched on bond, per the affidavit.
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Ollie Gordon II, FBS main rusher, arrested on suspicion of DUI
“He’s very lucky that any person didn’t get injured,” Gundy instructed The Athletic. “That’s far more necessary than any embarrassment for him and his household. I’m not going shelter him and never make him face the music for his actions. I’ve had lots of conversations with him and we’ll proceed to have extra over the following month. He wants to grasp the seriousness of this. It’s going to price him some huge cash in legal professional charges and so forth, however it might have price him his life or another person’s life.”
Gundy stated the choice to not droop Gordon, who led FBS in speeding yards (1,732) final season, is a enterprise determination, as a result of faculty soccer is run like a enterprise now. He didn’t disclose the inner self-discipline.
“He’s going to play,” Gundy stated. “I would make him carry the ball 50 instances within the first recreation, however he’s going to play. Now we have 68 workers in our constructing and 139 different gamers. My job now within the enterprise world that we’re in is to make choices for everyone. He’s going to undergo sufficient that’s actually going to be some type of punishment — proper or fallacious, both approach, I don’t know.
“That’s simply the choice I made as a result of I don’t need him to go cover and never discuss to the media. And I don’t need to have an effect on the opposite gamers on our staff primarily based on a choice that he made.”
Gordon is scheduled to satisfy with media later Tuesday.
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