Rutgers dropped to 1-7 away from home last night with its loss at Maryland, and before the game the Scarlet Knights got some unfortunate news. A school spokesperson tweeted that guard Jacob Young was suspended and did not travel with the team. According to a report from NJ Advance Media. the reason behind the suspension was because Young was arrested for DWI.

The report says that Young was stopped at 1:57 a.m. in New Brunswick by university police and charged with reckless driving, disregarding a stop sign, failing to signal, operating a car under the influence of liquor or drugs and careless driving, according to municipal court records. The incident came several hours after the team returned from Madison Square Garden where the Scarlet Knights lost to Michigan, 69-63.

Young was ultimately suspended for last night’s game, but after the game, head coach Steve Pikiell said he did not decide on an official suspension length.

“I’ll make that decision later on,” Pikiell said after a 56-51 loss to No. 9 Maryland. “These are all learning experiences. When you deal with young adults, they’re capable of making bad decisions. He obviously did. I’m disappointed. I love him. But you’ve got to make great decisions, and young adults sometimes don’t. We’ll move forward, it will be a good learning experience for us and then we’ll move on.”

According to NJ Advance Media, Rutgers’ athletics department drug and alcohol policy does not outline suspension parameters for a first offense involving alcohol and calls for between no games and up to 10% of a season’s competition for a second offense, with escalating penalties after that.

On the court, Young has brought a big spark to the Scarlet Knights off the bench this season. In his first year playing for the team after sitting out last season following transferring in from Texas, the Houston native is averaging 8.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game this season.

For Rutgers, it is the second straight year where an off-the-court issue has shadowed over the team late in the season. Former player Issa Thiam was arrested last year for a violence-related incident involving his then-girlfriend. He later pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and terroristic threat charges as part of a plea deal to enter pre-trial intervention.

Despite Rutgers losing its last two games, Pikiell is confident that this is an incident that will not derail the team going forward.

“We’ve got to be ready to play the next game,” he said. “This is the journey that we’re on, it’s another obstacle. ... When you’re coaching young adults, you have a lot of obstacles."

At 16-7 and 7-5 in the Big Ten, Rutgers hosts Northwestern on Sunday night. The Scarlet Knights remain undefeated at home, but are still searching for that signature road win, as their only one came at Nebraska early last month.