Former NFL coach Jack Del Rio resigns as Wisconsin senior advisor following arrest on OWI charge Boston 25 News [Video]

Jack Del Rio is resigning from his role as a senior advisor for the Wisconsin football program. The former NFL coach was arrested early Friday for operating a vehicle while intoxicating after a crash in Madison, Wisconsin.

“He’s going to move forward and he’s going to resign and move on,” Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell told reporters at his Monday press conference. “But it’s a tough situation. Decisions that all of us have to be able to take full responsibility for. So that’s what Jack will do, and we’ll continue to move forward.”

Prior to Fickell announcing Del Rio’s resignation, school administators released a statement saying they were aware of the incident and take such matters very seriously.

Del Rio, 61, was arrested at approximately 12:35 a.m. on Friday after driving his vehicle into a street sign, also breaking a fence and stopping in a yard, according to Madison Police. Witness …