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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State backup defensive end Amin Vanover was charged on Monday with driving under the influence of marijuana.
According to reporting by StateCollege.com, Vanover, a fifth-year senior, was pulled over just after midnight on Aug. 8 on Waupelani Drive in State College for an expired registration plate on his 2021 Dodge Charger, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed by borough police.
The car and Vanover's clothing smelled of marijuana, police wrote. Vanover, the sole occupant of the vehicle, told an officer that his friends had smoked marijuana in the car, according to the complaint.
Vanover then failed field sobriety and drug impairment detection tests and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana, police wrote.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 2.
StateCollege.com reported that a PSU spokesperson said the department is aware of the charges.
"These alleged actions do not reflect the values and standards of our program and will be addressed," the spokesperson wrote in an email. "We will not comment any further as this is an ongoing legal matter."
Vanover, 23, has played in both of Penn State's games this season. He's been on the field for 61 total snaps and recorded two tackles.
The Lions have a bye this week.