OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami (Ohio) was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for displaying multiple images of uprights on a stadium video screen during an opponent’s field-goal attempt.
Ohio kicker Brack Peacock missed the attempt with 6 seconds left in the first half of the in-state Mid-American Conference rivals’ game Tuesday night with the Bobcats leading 17-7, but a flag was thrown.
The officials determined that Miami was in violation of NCAA rule 9-2-1 that says audio, video and lightning systems operators cannot create a distraction that obstructs play. The Bobcats got an automatic first down.
After getting first-and-goal at the 8-yard line, Ohio failed to score when Magnus Haines’ pass intended for Evan Herrmann was broken up by Blane Myrick.
Miami went on to win 34-17, scoring 34 unanswered points behind true freshman quarterback Drew Bellisari.
The NFL in September sent a memo to teams about video board hijinks, after it came to light on social media that the New England Patriots had shown uprights in reverse on video screens during opposing field goal and extra-point attempts.
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File - The scoreboard showing Miami of Ohio logo before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina, File)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in to Nashville police Wednesday on misdemeanor charges after he allegedly hit two pedestrians with his vehicle in a popular area downtown last week and then drove off after an argument, police said.
Ryan was driving a pickup truck when he allegedly ran over the feet of both individuals, who had the right of way crossing a main street in Nashville's honky-tonk and music tourist district Thursday night, police said in a release Wednesday.
The pedestrians involved, who sustained minor injuries, waved Ryan down at the next red light and said he stepped out to argue with them, according to police. They took a photo of the driver and the license plate on the vehicle, police said.
Ryan, an ESPN football analyst, was on the network Sunday for the NFL pregame show and Monday for a morning show, both of which are taped in New York.
Ryan showed up at Nashville's Downtown Detention Center early Wednesday, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. He was later released.
Online records did not identify an attorney for Ryan. A phone number believed to be Ryan’s had an automatic outgoing message, and a message could not be left.
Ryan was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of failure to give information or render aid and two counts of failure to obey a traffic control signal, according to court records. All are misdemeanors.
A judicial commissioner set Ryan’s bond at $6,000, but he qualified for pretrial release, which means he was released on non-financial conditions. He is scheduled to appear in court next month.
Ryan is a former head coach of the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, leading the Jets to the AFC championship game in consecutive years after the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
While with the Jets, Ryan became one of the team’s — and the NFL’s -- most popular figures, especially during his first few seasons as coach, because of his brash, colorful approach in news conferences that became must-watch TV.
He has not coached since being fired by the Bills with one game left in the 2016 season, though he has since expressed an interest in coaching and interviewed in 2025 for the Jets’ head coaching vacancy when Aaron Glenn was hired.
His father, the late Buddy Ryan, was an NFL coaching legend who famously coordinated the 1985 Chicago Bears defense that was one of the best in history. Seth Ryan, one of Rex Ryan’s two sons, is currently in his first season as the Jets’ passing game coordinator.
Ryan is best known now for his work at ESPN as one of the analysts on the network’s NFL pregame show.
“We are aware and are in touch with Rex,” ESPN said in a statement Wednesday.
Fingerhut reported from Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press writers Dennis Waszak Jr. in Florham Park, New Jersey, and Joe Reedy in Cleveland contributed.
This booking photo released by the Metro Nashville Police Department, shows former NFL football coach Rex Ryan. (Metro Nashville Police Department via AP)
FILE - Rex Ryan, football analyst and former NFL coach, participates in the "Sunday NFL Countdown" panel during the ESPN Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
