Five days after being arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has resigned. Coach Sherrone Moore confirmed the news on Thursday.
Moore declined further comment, citing that the arrest is a “university matter.”
Scruggs, who was hired earlier this month, was pulled over early Saturday morning in Ann Arbor, after a police officer saw him stopped at an intersection with hazard lights on, according to a police report obtained by The Detroit News. Despite saying he had two drinks with dinner, he reportedly blew a 0.16 and then a 0.17 in a breathalyzer test, more than twice the legal limit in Michigan.
“Greg made an unfortunate mistake and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 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,” Moore said in a statement after the arrest.
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Scruggs, a Louisville grad, served as defensive line coach at Wisconsin in ’23, after stints with the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bearcats. He spent four years in the NFL, playing for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots from 2012 to ’16.