FORMER USF head coach Jim Leavitt was arrested on Monday.
The ex-coach was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida and charged with multiple offenses.
Former USF head coach Jim Leavitt was arrested in Florida[/caption]
Leavitt was booked on three charges[/caption]
Jail records show that Leavitt was charged with domestic battery, simple battery, and grand theft greater than $5,000.
An arrest affidavit from the St. Petersburg Police Department showed that Leavitt grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the arm when she tried to walk away from him.
He also “pushed” a man in the chest, according to police.
Leavitt is accused of stealing a Louis Vuitton purse, a Louis Vuitton wallet, and a Louis Vuitton clutch.
The items are valued over $5,000, but less than $10,000.
Leavitt was the long-time coach of the USF Bulls, starting with the program at its inception.
He coached from 1997 to 2009.
USF had 10 winning seasons under Leavitt, making a bowl game every year from 2005 to 2006.
Leavitt’s overall coaching record was 95-57.
He was 3-2 in Bowl games.
He coached 11 All-Americans and 38 all-conference players, according to USF Athletics.
However, he was fired in 2010 after an investigation revealed he hit a player in the locker room during a halftime break.
Leavitt was found to have interfered with the investigation and never admitted any wrongdoing.
USF settled with him for $2.75 million to pay out the remainder of his contract.
College football top 25 rankings
BELOW are the preseason top 25 rankings of college football’s best programs.
- Texas
- Penn State
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Georgia
- Notre Dame
- Oregon
- Alabama
- LSU
- Miami
- Arizona State
- Illinois
- South Carolina
- Michigan
- Florida
- SMU
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- Boise State
*Poll released on August 11
After leaving USF, Leavitt served as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers.
He also bounced around multiple college programs as a defensive coordinator.
Leavitt was just inducted into the USF Athletics Hall of Fame this year.
He last served as the defensive coordinator at SMU in 2021.
