West Virginia wideout Marcus Simms was arrested early Sunday morning for driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license, according to a report from Sean Manning and Alex Lang of the Morgantown (W. Va.) Dominion Post.
W/ help from @LangDpost, #WVU WR Marcus Simms was arrested for DUI, driving on revoked license for DUI on Sunday morning in Mon County.
— Sean Manning (@SeanManning_1) August 13, 2017
As Manning reported for the Dominion Post, Simms was pulled over for a broken taillight and discovered with glassy, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. Marijuana cigarettes were visible in Simms’s ashtray, and the arresting officer noticed a smell of marijuana in the car. Simms also admitted his license was revoked for a previous DUI arrest in Maryland in May, which has yet to go to court.
The West Virginia program and head coach Dana Holgorsen have yet to comment on Simms’s arrest.
A sophomore from Sandy Spring, Md., Simms appeared in nine games for the Mountaineers, catching six passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. He entered the fall with expectations of a major leap from 2016 to ’17. On Friday the fan website The Smoking Musket called Simms “the next great West Virginia speedster.”
Bond for Simms’s release was set at $5,000.