Texas linebacker coach suspended for UTSA sport after arrest on DWI costs

AUSTIN – Texas linebacker coach Johnny Nansen will serve a one-game suspension and never be accessible to educate on the Longhorns’ soccer dwelling sport towards UTSA on Saturday night time, a supply instructed the Houston Chronicle Friday.

Nansen, 52, was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned Thursday. Nansen was concerned in a three-car crash in west Austin and subsequently confirmed indicators of impairment, in accordance with a number of experiences. He is charged with a Class B misdemeanor.

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“We had an unlucky state of affairs final night. Coach Nansen was charged with a misdemeanor DWI,” Sarkisian mentioned Thursday. “We clearly are conscious of the state of affairs. I’m nonetheless gathering information. I’m nonetheless monitoring the state of affairs. We’re clearly disenchanted, however that is all I actually have on that presently.”

Nansen has been with Texas since 2024, serving beneath former defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.

The Austin American-Statesman reported that Austin police responded to a three-vehicle crash on the South Capital of Texas freeway at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday night time. Nansen was the motive force of one of many autos, and he “displayed indicators in keeping with attainable impairment. Officers performed standardized discipline sobriety checks and noticed a number of clues of impairment.”

Nansen, who serves as co-defensive coordinator with Will Muschamp, was not on the Texas follow Thursday morning.

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