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Former Michigan Wolverines Football Coach Sherrone Moore’s Firing Explained
Sherrone Moore, now-former coach for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team, has been removed from the organization and detained by police.
On December 10, the organization revealed that Moore was no longer employed as the team’s coach following an internal investigation.
“Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in a December 10 statement. “Following a university investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”
Sources told CBS Sports the investigation into Moore’s actions had been ongoing since at least mid-November.
CBS Sports also reported that associate head coach Biff Poggi has been appointed interim head coach, effective immediately.
The same day that he was fired, Moore was also taken into custody in Saline, Michigan as part of an alleged assault investigation, the Pittsfield Township Police Department shared with The New York Times.
They also shared that Moore is expected to appear in court for arraignment on Friday, December 12.
A source briefed on U of M’s decision to fire Moore also told The New York Times that the school received an anonymous tip regarding the inappropriate relationship which prompted the investigation that ultimately led to his dismissal.
This comes after Moore was already set to be suspended from the first game of the 2026 football season due to his involvement in a sign-stealing scheme that occurred when he was co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under previous head coach Jim Harbaugh.
PEOPLE also obtained a recording from a 911 dispatcher who may have received a call from Moore’s alleged assault victim.
In the call, which took place shortly before Moore was arrested on December 10, the woman calling told the dispatcher that a “male was at the location in the house attacking her” and that he “been stalking her for months.”
While Moore is not named in the recording, the call was placed from the address where the incident with Moore took place, on the same day.
The investigation is still ongoing, and no official charges against Moore have been stated at this time.
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