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Scottie Scheffler Drops Clever One-Liner About Arrest During 'College Gameday' Pick

The star golfer didn't think too hard while choosing between Louisville and No. 6 Miami.

Tom Dierberger

Scheffler joined ESPN's "College Gameday" in Austin as the show's guest picker.
Scheffler joined ESPN's "College Gameday" in Austin as the show's guest picker. / ESPN
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Scottie Scheffler didn't hold back while making his pick between Louisville and No. 6 Miami as the guest picker on ESPN's College Gameday on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

Scheffler, who was arrested by the Louisville Metro Police following a traffic incident during the PGA Championship in May, dropped a clever one-liner while choosing the Hurricanes to win.

"Not to bring anything personal into this with Louisville, great city, love the people. But I think Miami is going to smoke them," Scheffler said with a smirk.

The rest of the College Gameday panel burst into a chorus of laughter.

Scheffler was driving to Valhalla Golf Club ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship on May 17 when he found himself in a traffic incident that escalated rather quickly. He tried to drive around traffic to enter the golf course but was stopped by police and, according to Louisville Metro Police report, continued to drive 10-15 yards with an officer attached to his vehicle.

Scheffler was arrested and faced four charges from the incident: felony second-degree assault of a police officer, misdemeanor third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. All charges were dropped a few weeks later as video evidence overwhelmingly proved Scheffler's innocence.

Scheffler went on to win three more tournaments after the traffic incident, including a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The 28-year-old golfer is primarily rooting for his favorite team, No. 1 Texas, to beat No. 5 Georgia on Saturday in a prime-time SEC clash. But he also is hoping that Miami can stay undefeated on the year and take down the Cardinals in a city where he holds some not-so-fond memories.

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Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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