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Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested early Friday in his hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas, for alleged underage possession of alcohol and carrying false identification.
According to Washington County Sheriff’s intake records, Lindsey was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. and released on bail approximately seven hours later. According to multiple media outlets, citing Fayetteville police, a staff member at a bar near the University of Arkansas campus reported Lindsey’s possession of a possible fake ID, which he admitted to police he had used.
Lindsey, 20, has hearings scheduled for June 1 and June 29. Gophers players are on break after their spring training sessions ended last weekend.
The Minnesota athletic department said it was aware of the situation and would “address it internally.”
Lindsey, who was not recruited by his hometown team – the Razorbacks – chose the Gophers and had a solid freshman season in 2025 as a redshirt freshman. Lindsey started all 13 games and set the program’s freshman winning record, as the Gophers finished 8-5. Lindsey completed 249 of 386 passes for 2,382 yards and 18 touchdowns against just six interceptions.
Associated Press reporting.
