--- description: Mac Jones, a third-string quarterback for the University of Alabama, was arrested and charged with DUI title: Alabama's Backup Quarterback Was Just Charged With a DUI image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9e65ec694b31313/6988e4a2196cf422840429eb/gettyimages-673283338.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [alabama](/tag/alabama/) ## alabama Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # University of Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones Charged With DUI by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2017 4:55 PM CUT  Quarterback Mac Jones #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on April 22, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Quarterback Mac Jones #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on April 22, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Photo by Michael Chang—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2017 4:55 PM CUT Mac Jones, a third-string quarterback for the [University of Alabama,](http://time.com/3614865/university-alabama-birmingham-football/ "undefined") was arrested Friday morning and charged with DUI after allegedly driving under the influence. The 19-year-old Alabama football player was arrested after performing a field sobriety test following a minor car crash, [ESPN reported](http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/%5F/id/21275001/alabama-quarterback-mac-jones-arrested-charged-driving-influence "undefined"). Jones was also charged with improper identification of a minor for showing a fake ID, according to the report. Alabama football coach Nick Saban suspended Jones from Friday night’s game against Louisiana State University, [the ](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2017/nov/03/alabama-reserve-qb-mac-jones-charged-dui/456229/ "undefined")[_Times Free Press_](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2017/nov/03/alabama-reserve-qb-mac-jones-charged-dui/456229/ "undefined")reported. “We are disappointed in Mac’s actions, and this is obviously not the kind of behavior we expect from our players,” Saban said in a statement to the _Times Free Press. “_We will further evaluate what actions we need to take moving forward so we can correct the behavior. It is a privilege to represent the University of Alabama, and there are certain responsibilities that go along with that privilege.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5010331/mac-jones-dui-alabama-football/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5010331/mac-jones-dui-alabama-football/"},"headline":"University of Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones Charged With DUI","datePublished":"2017-11-04T16:55:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:07:05.836Z","description":"\"We are disappointed in Mac's actions\"","url":"https://time.com/5010331/mac-jones-dui-alabama-football/","keywords":["alabama","Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9e65ec694b31313/6988e4a2196cf422840429eb/gettyimages-673283338.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9e65ec694b31313/6988e4a2196cf422840429eb/gettyimages-673283338.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Alabama Spring Game","caption":"Alabama Spring Game","creditText":"Photo by Michael Chang—Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/alabama/","name":"alabama"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5010331/mac-jones-dui-alabama-football/","name":"University of Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones Charged With DUI"}}]}] ```