An offensive line coach for the Bowling Green State University football team was placed on
leave following incidents occurring Saturday.According to the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State
Highway Patrol, William Durkin Jr., 42, Perrysburg, was arrested by a trooper at Interstate 75 and East
Wooster Street at 2:54 a.m. on Saturday for operating a vehicle while under the influence, and a marked
lanes violation.Durkin was later involved in an injury accident at 11:20 a.m.According to the OSP,
Durkin was northbound on Hull Prairie Road when his vehicle was struck by Eleanor Bebo, Perrysburg, who
was driving eastbound on Five Point Road. Bebo had reportedly failed to stop at the stop sign of the
intersection.Durkin’s vehicle went off the road and struck a tree following impact; Bebo’s vehicle went
off-road and struck a stop sign.Bebo was cited for failure to yield and was at fault in the
accident.Durkin was cited for driving under suspension as a result of the OVI arrest earlier in the
day.“We were immediately made aware of the situation, and coach Durkin was placed on administrative
leave Aug. 24 while the university investigated the incident,” athletics director Chris Kingston said
Thursday night. “A final decision on coach Durkin’s status at the university will follow that
inquiry.“We are shocked and disappointed by the decision making that went into the incident, and we’re
thankful that nobody was injured. This is inconsistent with what we believe in as an athletic
department, and it is my hope that this will become a teachable moment that everyone will learn from.”