Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has been suspended indefinitely, and the football program and athletic department are reviewing the details of his arrest on DUI charges.
Wolverines coach Sherone Moore said in a statement Saturday, about 12 hours after her newly hired assistant was arrested, that Scruggs made an “unfortunate mistake.”
“He made no excuses and took responsibility for his actions,” Moore said.
Scruggs, 33, was arrested at 3 a.m. Saturday on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to Ann Arbor police.
He was hired by Moore two months ago to replace Jim Harbaugh, who was leading the Los Angeles Chargers.
Scruggs, a former NFL defensive end, coached Wisconsin’s defensive line last season.
He served as an assistant with the Cincinnati Bearcats for two seasons before becoming the New York Jets’ assistant defensive line coach starting in 2022.
He was a defensive lineman at Louisville from 2008 to 2011, playing three years with the program while Moore began his coaching career as a graduate assistant.
Scruggs, a native of Cincinnati, was a seventh-round pick by Seattle in 2012.
He played in 18 games over four seasons with the Seahawks and Chicago Bears.
