Illinois staffer Ryan Cubit sentenced to two years' probation for DUI

After pleading guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge in January, Illinois director of student-athlete development Ryan Cubit was sentenced to two years of court supervision on Friday.

Additionally, according to The News-Gazette, Cubit – the son of Illinois offensive coordinator Bill Cubit – will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring device for three months, perform 100 hours of public service, pay a $1,000 fine and “attend a victim impact panel.”

The charge stemmed from Cubit being pulled over on Oct. 12 at 12:30 a.m. in Champaign. His blood-alcohol content was 0.12 percent.

If the 32-year-old Cubit completes the period of supervision without any hiccups, the incident will not appear on his record.

Cubit received a citation for underage drinking in Michigan in 2003 and Judge Richard Klaus said that incident, coupled with the DUI, gave him “pause.”

“I know it was 12 years ago and you’ve had nothing since,” Klaus said. “Given that, and this, if you show up in a courtroom again for anything related to alcohol, you are going to be in trouble. I believe you when you say you are never going to let this happen again, but the SCRAM monitor is insurance for the court.”

Cubit issued an apology to the court and said that he has already performed “more than 80 hours” of public service since his arrest.

“I made a mistake. I’m truly sorry,” Cubit said. “I’ve learned a lot from this and just want to move on.”

Before joining the Illinois staff in March 2014, Cubit spent five seasons on his father’s staff at Western Michigan, including a season as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012. Cubit played at Rutgers for a season before following his dad to WMU. He finished his WMU career fifth in school history with 4,729 passing yards.

According to Illinois’ website, Cubit’s role as director of football student-athlete development includes managing and coordinating “all on-campus admissions for incoming freshmen and transfers,” performing “preliminary transcript evaluations for those prospective student-athletes” and managing “all official and unofficial visits for football recruits.”

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