3 days after hire, Schembechler resigns from U-M

• Heather Dinich, ESPN Elder WriterMay 20, 2023, 08:33 PM ET

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Three days after he was hired at Michigan, Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler, kid of long time Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler, resigned following social media activity that has actually “caused issue and discomfort,” according to a declaration from the school.

“Reliable this afternoon, Shemy Schembechler has actually resigned his position with Michigan Football,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in a shared statement with coach Jim Harbaugh that was provided to ESPN on Saturday evening. “We understand some remarks and likes on social media that have actually caused issue and pain for individuals in our neighborhood. Michigan Sports is completely committed to a location where our coaches, personnel and student-athletes feel welcome and where we fully support the University’s and Athletic Department’s commitment to variety, equity and addition.”

On Wednesday, Schembechler announced he had actually been worked with as Michigan’s assistant director of football recruiting. He tweeted: “I’m beyond honored to return house to @UMichFootball! #GoBlue constantly and permanently!”

A source with knowledge of the circumstance told ESPN that Schembechler went through a thorough background check during the working with process.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated His Twitter account, @shemyscout, was deactivated on Saturday. Schembechler had been a longtime NFL scout, most recently with the Las Vegas Raiders up until February. He also searched for Washington, Chicago and Kansas City. Schembechler spent more than a decade working for Washington’s organization.According to the Detroit News, Schembechler’s Twitter timeline consisted of “likes”of various

offensive and insensitive posts, consisting of numerous recommending slavery and Jim Crow had the positive effect of reinforcing Black people and families.It’s been a turbulent offseason for Michigan, which has actually sustained a number of off-field events because its appearance in the College Football Playoff. In January, the NCAA sent Michigan a notice of allegations against Harbaugh for supposedly deceptive NCAA enforcement staff who were looking into possible violations throughout a COVID-19 recruiting dead period.Later that month, Michigan announced it fired co-offensive organizer Matt Weiss, who remains under examination by university police for”a report of computer access criminal offenses”at the school’s football center.