Wisconsin football staffer Jack Del Rio was arrested for OWI

Del Rio, 61, was driving in the area of ​​South Segoe Road and Keating Terrace around 12:35 a.m. Friday when his vehicle struck a street sign, crashed through a fence and came to rest in a yard, according to a Madison incident Police Department states report.

Witnesses directed officers to Del Rio, who was leaving the area. According to the incident report, Del Rio was taken to a local hospital for blood work and released to a responsible party.

BadgerExtra has filed a request with the department for police reports related to the crash. The Badgers had a bye week last week.

Wisconsin Athletics released this statement: “Wisconsin Athletics is aware of the incident involving football staff member Jack Del Rio. We take such matters very seriously and continue to gather information.”

Badgers coach Luke Fickell is expected to speak to reporters at noon Monday.

Del Rio joined Wisconsin's staff in August as a special adviser to Fickell after spending nearly 35 years in the NFL as a player and coach. During his NFL career, he coached the Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-11) and Oakland Raiders (2015-17) and was most recently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders before being fired last November.

Del Rio's role with the Badgers has been to provide general support on both sides of the ball as well as a sounding board for player personnel as Wisconsin prepares for a professional model brought about by the proposed settlement in the House-NCAA antitrust dispute. Players called Del Rio a “resource” and said he would stop by meeting rooms and offer advice.

Fickell and Del Rio met when Fickell was pursuing an NFL career and Del Rio was a strength coach for the New Orleans Saints.