Ohio State women's basketball coach received 2-week suspension after OVI arrest

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State women's basketball coach Kevin McGuff has returned to work from a suspension after he was accused of operating a vehicle impaired in May.

In a statement to NBC4, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said McGuff was suspended for two weeks without pay. The timing of the suspension was not specified.

"Kevin has expressed remorse and is cooperating fully with the legal process and the university," Bjork said.

McGuff is due back in court on Oct. 7, according to online court records.

The women's basketball coach was arrested after he allegedly hit several curbs and drove through someone's yard, according to an arrest report. Watch previous coverage in the player above.

An officer spoke with McGuff, who was reportedly behind the wheel of the vehicle, which was parked partially in the yard, according to police. He was asked where he was coming from, to which he replied “I live here,” while pointing to his home.

The officer asked McGuff where he was at before he arrived home, and he was unable to answer. Eventually, he told the officer that he was at dinner, but said he didn’t have anything to drink, according to the report.

McGuff allegedly failed three in-car tests, including reciting the alphabet from D to R without singing. The officer, according to the report, had to give him instructions three times, and he reportedly couldn’t recite any other letters besides “D.”

The officer said they smelled alcohol coming from McGuff’s breath when he was asked to step out of his vehicle. He allegedly refused to give a breath sample, so he was placed under an administrative license suspension and his license was seized, according to police.

McGuff has coached the Buckeyes since 2013-14 and has amassed over 220 wins with the program. Ohio State has appeared in eight NCAA tournaments during McGuff’s tenure, with the team’s best outing coming in 2023, when the Buckeyes made the Elite Eight.

Ohio State enters 2025-26 seeking a fifth consecutive 20-win season and a fifth straight berth in the NCAA tournament, something the Buckeyes have not done since making 10 straight big dances from 2003 to 2012.