Son of longtime Michigan coach apologizes over controversial Twitter 'likes'

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Glenn Schembechler apologized Monday for his social media activity which led to him resigning from Michigan as the team’s assistant director of football recruiting after only a few days on the job.

According to multiple reports, Schembechler’s Twitter account featured several questionable "likes," including the suggestions that slavery and Jim Crow laws had a positive effect on Black people. He addressed the "likes" in his statement.

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A Michigan Wolverines player holds his helmet with stickers on the back during the Big 10 Championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and Iowa Hawkeyes on Dec. 4, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"My entire life and that of my Dad and family has been devoted to the best in people – no matter their race, religion or creed. I have fed my family through hard work and dedicated service promoting Black excellence and lifelong successes in academics and athletics for all," the statement read. "I was raised on the right side of history. The success of myself, my family, my father, our whole legacy is centered on the debt we owe the scores and scores of Black families, and all families, who allowed us to be a part of their incredible journeys. These Black players are among the greatest influences in my life besides faith, family and my father – all of which inform me of inalienable equality. Creating greater opportunities for every single aspiring athlete, especially Black athletes, has been our family's focus and life's work.

"But what I do for a living is far less important than for people