Former Ohio State Quarterback Art Schlichter Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Drug Possession in Columbus
Former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Art Schlichter, 65, has pleaded guilty to felony drug possession charges following a 2023 traffic stop in which an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper discovered cocaine in his vehicle.
Schlichter entered the plea on August 25, 2024, in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas before Judge Chris Brown. Originally, the hearing was scheduled for August 11, but health issues delayed his appearance.
As part of the sentence, Schlichter received two years of community control (probation). Conditions include weekly drug testing to ensure compliance.
This is not Schlichter’s first encounter with the law. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to cocaine possession after being found unresponsive in a Hilliard hotel room. At the time of last year’s traffic stop, he was already serving probation for that case.
Just a year earlier, Schlichter had been released from prison after serving time for a ticket fraud scheme that defrauded victims of millions of dollars.
Schlichter is remembered for his playing career as Ohio State’s quarterback from 1978 to 1981 and his four seasons in the NFL, but his post-football years have been overshadowed by repeated legal and personal struggles.
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