Gophers assistant coach Saul Smith will fully return to the team on Nov. 13, athletic director Norwood Teague said in a phone call on Friday morning.
Smith's has been on unpaid administrative leave since Sunday following a DUI arrest. That ended Thursday, Teague said, but the assistant will be on paid leave until his return date. The assistant is currently making $91,755.
"We have studied the police report and consulted with our general counsel here at the U as well as our human resource department," Teague said. "I talked to Saul, I talked to him about how inappropriate and damaging his actions were and how he jeapordized the reputation of the basketball program and also the university."
"He's taken responsibility for what he did and we've reached an agreement to resolve it from our end."
Smith's court date, which was previously set for Dec. 3, will be moved to Nov. 9.
Teague said the university will require Smith to go to counseling and education classes about alcohol use with university-approved professionals. When he returns to work he will be required to meet with his staff and team to apologize and discuss what he learned, Teague said.
If similar behavior occurs in the future, he would be subject to possible termination, Teague said.
Smith, the son of head coach Tubby Smith, was arrested last weekend for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Smith was pulled over early Saturday morning for speeding and driving on the shoulder of the highway, according to Lt. Eric Roeske of the Minnesota State Patrol. Smith blew a 0.18 on the breathalyzer, more than twice the legal limit, after coming from a downtown Minneapolis restaurant.
