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Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore was jailed Wednesday night after the school’s athletic director fired him for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member.
Moore, 39, was in the Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan, PK Press Club Digital confirmed. No charges have been listed.
Pittsfield police said they responded to a home as part of an assault investigation. Police said a suspect was arrested and the incident did not appear to be random in nature. Police said the suspect was booked into the Washtenaw County Jail pending review of the charges by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor.
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Michigan coach Sherrone Moore leaves the field after his team’s 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 7, 2024. (IMAGINE)
Police said the investigation was ongoing.
Earlier today, Moore was fired from the program. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement that “credible evidence was found that Coach Moore had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
“This conduct constitutes a flagrant violation of University policy and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior,” Manuel added.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore leads her team onto the field for the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 29, 2025. Ohio State won 27-9. (IMAGINE)
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Following news of the police investigation, the University of Michigan athletic department told PK Press Club Digital that it “cannot comment on personnel matters” and has “nothing to share beyond the initial statement.”
Francis Xavier “Biff” Poggi has been named interim head coach and will be on the sidelines when Michigan faces Texas in the Citrus Bowl on December 31. Earlier this season, Poggi took over for Moore in two games while the head coach served a suspension for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.
Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore watches Texas in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Moore is married to his wife, Kelli. The two married in 2015 and have three daughters together.
He took over as the team’s head coach in 2024 when Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers job. The Wolverines were 8-5 in his first season and won the ReliaQuest Bowl.
This season, the Wolverines improved to 9-3, but lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Moore has not yet commented on his dismissal.
Before becoming Michigan’s head coach, he served as the team’s tight ends coach from 2018 to 2020 and three years as the offensive line coach from 2021 to 2023. He was the team’s offensive coordinator in 2023 and served one game as head coach when Harbaugh was suspended.
He was on the coaching staff when the team won the national championship.
