Sherrone Moore, Michigan announce DL coach Greg Scruggs resigned after recent OWI

Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has resigned following a recent arrest for OWI, head coach Sherrone Moore revealed on Thursday morning.

According to Chris Vannini of The Athletic, Moore had the following to say on the matter:

“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.”

The arrest occurred on Saturday in the early morning hours.

“I can confirm he was arrested for OWI by our department just before 3 a.m.,” Chris Page, strategic communications manager for the Ann Arbor Police Department, sent in a text to The Detroit News Saturday.

According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, an Ann Arbor police report notes that Scruggs was stopped around 2:15 a.m. at an intersection with his hazard lights on. He went through field sobriety tests and performed two breath tests, registering blood-alcohol levels of .16 and .17, well above the legal limit.

Greg Scruggs was officially announced as the Michigan defensive line coach on March 6. He came to Michigan after spending the 2023 season at Wisconsin.

Scruggs has experience at the college and NFL levels. He was the assistant defensive line coach for the New York Jets in 2022, helping New York finish fourth in the NFL in scoring defense.

Greg Scruggs played college football at Louisville, before spending five seasons in the NFL.

He started his coaching career at Cincinnati in 2018, working in a player development role. He was promoted to the defensive line coach for the Bearcats in 2020. From there, he went to the Jets, Wisconsin and now Michigan.

Scruggs is a part of a new-look Michigan coaching staff after Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL this offseason. It remains to be seen what punishment, if any, he will face.

On3’s Matt Connoly also contributed to this report.