Sherrone Moore announces resignation of DL coach Greg Scruggs
Michigan Wolverines football head coach Sherrone Moore announced Thursday morning defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has resigned. following his weekend arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
“I just received notice that Greg Scruggs has resigned his position, effective immediately. I am unable to comment further as this is a University matter,” Moore said in a release.
It comes days after Ann Arbor police said that Scruggs was arrested just before 3 a.m. on Saturday.
“Greg made an unfortunate mistake and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated,” Moore said on Saturday. “He made no excuses and has taken accountability for his actions. The football program and athletic department have suspended Greg indefinitely while we review details of the incident.”
This is the second time Scruggs has been arrested for an alcohol-related offense. He previously was booked on a DUI charge in 2011 that led to his dismissal from Louisville as a player prior to the Belk Bowl. Penalties for an OWI offense include up to 93 days in jail, a $100-500 fine, and up to six months suspension of a driver’s license.
In Scruggs’ absence, graduate assistant LaTroy Lewis has been working with the defensive tackles.
Scruggs, 33, came to Michigan from Luke Fickell’s staff at Wisconsin, where he worked as the defensive line coach in 2023. Prior to that, he served as a director of player development and defensive line coach at Cincinnati before a year in the NFL as an assistant defensive line coach with the New York Jets in 2022.
Scruggs was a seventh-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, playing 18 games over four years with the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.
“I have known Greg since our time together at Louisville and have always appreciated his drive and passion for the game,” Moore said in the initial release after Scruggs was hired. “We have stayed in contact through the years, and I always knew that Greg would be a great leader and teacher for a program that I was fortunate enough to assemble.
“Greg is a great football coach and an even better person. He will be an outstanding mentor for our players, especially the guys on the defensive line, and will help them achieve their football goals.”
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