Juice Scruggs joined Penn State in the 2018 recruiting class, in which he was a 4-star prospect out of Ashtabula, OH (though he played for Cathedral Prep, in Erie, PA). As a true freshman, Juice appeared in one game, though he was also selected as the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week four times by the coaching staff.
Unfortunately for Scruggs, disaster struck in the lead up to the 2019 season, when he was in a car accident, injuring him and keeping him on the sidelines for the entire season. Fortunately, it appears that Juice was able to make a full recovery, and is now backing up Michal Menet at center.