New Michigan football defensive line coach Greg Scruggs was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Saturday morning in Ann Arbor.
Scruggs, 33, was officially hired earlier this month by new head coach Sherrone Moore on March 6 to join a completely revamped defensive coaching staff after spending last year at the University of Wisconsin coaching the same position. Prior to arriving at Wisconsin, Scruggs spent the 2022 season working as the defensive line coach for the New York Jets.
Wisconsin defensive line coach Greg Scruggs watches his players go through drills during practice Aug. 6, 2023 at Pioneer Stadium in Platteville, Wis.
“I can confirm he was arrested for OWI at approximately 3am,” Ann Arbor Police Department strategic communications manager Chris Page sent in an email to The Detroit Free Press on Saturday.
A text message to a Michigan football program spokesman requesting comment was not immediately returned. The Wolverines are scheduled to open spring practice on Monday, March 18. A copy of the police report and arrest has been requested by the Freep.
Records show this is not Scruggs’ first run-in with the law; he was arrested in late 2011 after he left the roadway while driving in Kentucky and ran over a light pole, according to a report.
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A then-senior on the Louisville football team under head coach Charlie Strong, Scruggs was dismissed from the team before their postseason game vs. NC State in the Belk Bowl. At the time, Moore was also with Louisville, in his last season as a graduate assistant before he became a tight ends coach.
Scruggs went on to play 18 games in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears across four seasons.
If found guilty, OWI offenses can include punishments of up…
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Publish date : 2024-03-16 18:02:45
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