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Schembechler Resigns from Michigan Football Role Over Offensive Social Media Activity

  • Glenn "Shemy" Schembechler, son of legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, resigned as the program's assistant director of recruiting.
  • Schembechler's social media activity caused concern and pain for individuals in the community, according to the school.
  • Schembechler's Twitter account had several questionable "likes," including suggestions that slavery and Jim Crow laws had a positive effect on Black people.
  • Screenshots suggested Schembechler's account allegedly liked racist and objectionable messaging.
  • Schembechler apologized for his "flippant behavior on Twitter" and acknowledged the suffering caused by slavery and Jim Crow.
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