Former Ohio State running back Sam Dixon was arrested on multiple charges this weekend and subsequently suspended by the South Carolina football team.
The former Buckeye, who transferred to South Carolina in January, was arrested on Saturday and charged with three counts of breaking into motor vehicles where fuel is stored, three counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of grand larceny between $2,000 to $10,000, according to multiple reports. He was arrested alongside his younger brother Elijah Williams-Dixon, who faces the same seven charges.
Dixon was released on bond Sunday, with his initial court hearing set for Aug. 28.
“We are aware of the situation and per athletic department policy, he is suspended indefinitely," a South Carolina athletic department spokesman said in a statement, per The Greenville News.
Dixon, who originally went by Sam Williams-Dixon when he started his Ohio State career, was a three-star recruit out of Pickerington North High School in the 2024 recruiting class. After redshirting as a true freshman, Dixon entered the transfer portal but opted to stay at Ohio State. After playing in just one game last season, however, Dixon re-entered the transfer portal for his final three years of college eligibility.
Now, Dixon finds himself facing legal trouble before ever playing a game for South Carolina.
