Richmond’s Scott resigns

Less than two weeks from the start of the Spiders’ football season, the University of Richmond yesterday accepted the resignation of head coach Latrell Scott after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated, school officials said.

Athletic director Jim Miller said Scott called him in the morning after his arrest yesterday, and the second-year coach later tendered his resignation. Meetings were held throughout the day and the decision was made to accept the letter, Miller said.

Offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg will serve as interim head coach for the season, Miller said. The Spiders open at Duke a week from Saturday.

“It’s tough,’’ Miller said in a telephone interview. “It’s obviously tougher on Latrell. It’s a difficult situation for him, for sure.’’

An arrest warrant for Scott said it was his second DWI offense within a 5-10 year period, according to the Henrico County courts website. Miller told reporters he knew of the prior arrest and there was an understanding when Scott was hired that another such arrest would not be acceptable.

The change comes as Scott was preparing for his second season. A former assistant at Richmond and at Virginia and Tennessee, Scott was hired in December 2009. Then 34, Scott became one of the youngest head coaches in the country.

UMass plays at Richmond Oct. 29.

Seastrunk to Baylor Former Oregon running back Lache Seastrunk is transferring to Baylor. The school said Seastrunk signed a financial aid contract and will enroll and join the football team. Seastrunk was connected to the probe into Oregon’s use of a Texas-based prep scouting service. The Ducks granted him his unconditional release last weekend . . . Dayne Crist has regained his role as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback, surviving a second knee surgery, arduous rehab, and a strong challenge from Tommy Rees during a close competition for one of college football’s marquee positions.

Miss. QB arrested Mississippi’s quarterback competition has been settled, though the circumstances that led to coach Houston Nutt’s decision certainly aren’t what he had in mind. Nutt announced sophomore Barry Brunetti will start the season opener against BYU Sept. 3 following junior Randall Mackey’s arrest for disorderly conduct after a fight at a downtown Oxford bar early yesterday morning. Nutt said Mackey would be suspended for the BYU game . . . LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and three teammates met with police for several hours yesterday to discuss a bar fight in Baton Rouge that allegedly involved all four players. There have been no arrests and no charges have been filed.

Cabbie is charged A cab driver has been charged with manslaughter in the death of an Alabama football player. Police in Fernandina Beach, Fla., said Rodney Young Odum was arrested and charged with manslaughter and the sale/delivery of a controlled substance.

An autopsy found that offensive lineman Aaron Douglas died May 12 as a result of multiple drugs found in his system.

Police chief James Hurley said Douglas rode to a party in a cab driven by Odum, who either sold or gave him two prescription Methadone pills during the trip . . . Suspended Texas senior safety Christian Scott has been reinstated after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge.

Coach Mack Brown said Scott will still have to sit out the first three games, but will be allowed to practice with the scout team. Scott had been suspended from all team activities since his Aug. 8 arrest. Police said Scott assaulted a woman trying repossess his car.