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Former Michigan Wolverines football coach Sherrone Moore won a legal victory Tuesday when a judge granted a request for a hearing to learn more about the investigation that led to criminal charges against him.
Moore was arrested in December hours after being fired as head coach of the Wolverines. He was accused of illegally entering the apartment of the woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair and threatening to commit suicide in front of her.
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Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore listens to his attorney Ellen K. Michaels during an appearance before Judge J. Cedric Simpson during a probable cause hearing in 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Eric Seals/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Authorities at the time quoted her as saying she was responsible for the loss of one of the nation’s top college football jobs.
He faces felony charges of home invasion, stalking and unlawful entry. He and his attorney, Ellen Michaels, requested that the case be dismissed.
Judge J. Cedric Simpson, who is overseeing the case, expressed concern that a police detective did not terminate Moore’s employer-employee relationship with the woman when a magistrate authorized a warrant for his arrest. Simpson described it as a “glaring omission”.
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Attorney Ellen Michaels prepares to speak while representing her client, former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, in 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Ryan Garza/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“The defendant’s due process may have been violated,” he said.
“It was not just about personal relationships. The magistrate should have been able to look into that,” he added.
Simpson set a date of March 2 to hear from police and other witnesses.
The woman ended her relationship with Moore days before he was fired and did not respond to about a dozen calls and some text messages from him before he was fired, according to police.
Michaels said a coach repeatedly calling and texting an executive assistant was reasonable while Moore was preparing the team for a bowl game.
Sherrone Moore, then a member of the Michigan Wolverines, watches the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium on November 22, 2025 in College Park, Maryland. (Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
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“It’s not harassment if the communication has a legitimate purpose,” Michaels said.
