Ex-ASU coach charged with DUI and reckless driving in Oregon
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 5, 2026, 11:07 PM
Last updated Aug 5, 2026
Ra'Shaad Samples, a former assistant football coach at Arizona State University, has been charged with DUI and reckless driving stemming from an incident in Oregon in April. Reports indicate he backed his vehicle into a parked car and attempted to offer money to the owner in exchange for not reporting the incident. Samples, who served at ASU for just one year, is currently listed as an assistant coach at Oregon. He has a court date scheduled for August 25 following an earlier date on July 25.
- •Samples backed his truck into a parked Vehicle in Eugene.
- •He reportedly offered the car owner up to $2,500 to not report the incident.
- •Samples was charged with DUI and reckless driving, both Class A misdemeanors.
- •He has a court date on August 25 after a prior hearing on July 25.
- •Oregon still lists him as an assistant coach despite charges.
- 11:07 PMYahoo Sports — Ex-ASU football coach faces DUI and reckless driving charge in Oregon
"The former Arizona State football coach reportedly gave the name of an NFL player when questioned.
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