Texas Tech freshman Jesse Rusinek decided to kick off the week by adding a little spice to his stat sheet: one count of Driving While Intoxicated with an Open Container. The 19-year-old pitcher/outfielder was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center early Monday morning, proving that even the most promising recruits can’t avoid the local siren song of “bad decisions on Broadway.”
According to the folks in blue, Rusinek was spotted cruising the Drive of Champions at 3:00 a.m. with his taillights off—a bold stealth mission that went south when he treated a stop sign like a suggestion. When officers pulled him over, they didn’t just find the usual college “sleepy eyes”; they found an open container of Shaq Beatbox Lemonade. Because nothing says “Division I Athlete” like 11% ABV sugar water endorsed by a retired NBA center.
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, Texas Tech Athletics released a statement saying they are “gathering facts” and will determine discipline “internally.” We all know what that means: he’ll probably be doing extra laps while the coaching staff prays his ERA stays lower than his blood alcohol content. Rusinek posted bond and was out by Monday afternoon, presumably to go find a car that actually has working lights.
Is it really a Lubbock rite of passage if you haven’t been caught with a Shaq-branded malt beverage on a street named after “Champions”?
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