If the “Days Without An Arrest” ticker was still a thing, it’d be a Tulsa football player responsible for setting it back to double zeroes.
According to Tulsa World, Cristian Williams was arrested this past weekend on one count of driving under the influence. Details of what led up to the arrest and charge have not yet been released.
As a result of the arrest, the Tulsa football program has indefinitely suspended the safety.
The off-field incident has cast somewhat of a shadow on what was a feel-good story for the 2019 season.
Williams returned to the playing field last August after missing most of the 2018 season with what was thought to be a career-ending health issue. The defensive back had been diagnosed with an “Arnold Chiari Type 1 malformation (a fluid-filled cyst commonly known as a syrinx)” in September and moved over to become a student assistant as he dealt with the issue.
In his return to the field, Williams started all 12 games for the Golden Hurricane in 2019. He has been awarded a sixth season of eligibility, which he’ll be permitted to use in 2020. Provided there is a season, of course.
During his time with Tulsa football, Williams has started 16 of the 39 games in which he played.
Tulsa is coming off a 4-8 football campaign. That marked the third straight losing season for the Golden Hurricane since they won 10 games in 2016. In bringing back Montgomery for a sixth season, though, the program made it clear that it’s a bowl game or bust in 2020. Whether the pandemic alters that mindset remains to be seen.