Overview
- Austin police say officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on the South Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360) Wednesday night and observed signs consistent with impairment before administering standardized field sobriety tests.
- Head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed Thursday that Nansen was charged with a misdemeanor DWI and said the program is still gathering facts about the incident.
- Nansen did not practice Thursday and Sarkisian said it is undecided whether Nansen will be on the sideline for Saturday’s game against UTSA.
- An arrest affidavit has not been released publicly, leaving details of the stop and the evidence against Nansen not yet available to the public.
- Nansen, 52, is in his third season at Texas and recently signed an extension through 2027; the arrest adds to recent off-field distractions for the program and could prompt internal review and public-relations action.