Missouri suspends coach Gary Pinkel for one game
Posted: 11.17.2011 at 5:11 PM
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(AP) -- Missouri has suspended coach Gary Pinkel for Saturday's game and frozen his salary for a year following his overnight arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.

Athletic director Mike Alden announced the disciplinary measures on Thursday afternoon.

They include a total of some $300,000 in penalties, including a donation to a campus alcohol-awareness program, and 50 hours of community service.

He will miss Saturday's home game between Missouri (5-5) and Texas Tech.

Boone County Sheriff's Office records show that deputies pulled Pinkel over in Columbia and jailed him Wednesday night.

He was released from jail after posting a $500 bond.

A county prosecutor said that no decision had been made about filing formal criminal charges.

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