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Ohio State women's basketball coach Kevin McGuff arrested for driving under influence

Spencer-Holbrookby: Spencer Holbrook05/12/25SpencerHolbrook
Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff looks on during a game against Nebraska. (Photo by Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff looks on during a game against Nebraska. (Photo by Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence last week in Dublin.

McGuff was arrested Tuesday. According to a Dublin police report, a witness reported a vehicle drove through a yard and hit “several curbs.” Police responded, and McGuff failed multiple field sobriety tests at the scene. He refused a breathalyzer test when asked to take one by police.

The responding officer wrote this in his report: “Due to the totality of the circumstances including, Kevin’s car parked partially in his yard, Kevin not being able to roll down his window, unnatural duration it took to respond to basic questions, the poor performance of the in-car tests, the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person, and the clues that I observed during his Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, I placed Kevin under arrest for OVI.”

McGuff was later released to his wife following his arrest.

McGuff has been the women’s basketball coach at Ohio State since 2013. He has led the Buckeyes to an Elite Eight appearance and seven other NCAA Tournament appearances — including three trips to the Sweet 16.

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