Former NFL coach Jack Del Rio is resigning from Wisconsin’s coaching staff after being arrested over the weekend for operating a vehicle while impaired. He served as a senior advisor to head coach Luke Fickell, who announced Monday that Del Rio will step down.

Del Rio allegedly hit a street sign and broke a fence while driving in Madison last Friday shortly after midnight. Local police who arrived on the scene said he was “showing signs of impairment.” He was arrested and cited for OWI, a charge used interchangeably with DUI in the state of Wisconsin. There were no injuries and no other vehicles were involved. Del Rio, a first-time offender, was released shortly afterwards.

“He’s moving forward and he’s going to resign and move on,” Fickell said. “But it’s a difficult situation. Decisions that we all need to be able to take full responsibility for. So that’s what Jack will do, and we will continue to move forward.”

Del Rio, 61, was hired by the Badgers in late August. As a senior advisor, he was there to “help both sides of the ball and the staff and be there for Luke Fickell to bounce ideas off of,” The Athletics Bruce Feldman wrote at the time of his appointment.

Del Rio, a longtime NFL coach, previously had stints as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders. He also served as defensive coordinator for three teams, most recently the Washington Commanders from 2020-2023. Del Rio was a star linebacker at USC who spent 11 years in the NFL and made the Pro Bowl in 1994 with the Minnesota Vikings.

The 5-4 Badgers will host the nation’s No. 1 team, the 10-0 Oregon Ducks, next Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. It’s a 6:30 PM CT game on NBC.