Police detain Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore after being fired, salacious details emerge: report
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Michigan Wolverines head football coach Sherrone Moore was reportedly detained by police in Saline, Michigan, on Wednesday, hours after the university announced he had been fired for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
The Saline City Police Department told ESPN that officers helped locate and detain Moore, who was then turned over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department “for investigation into possible charges.”
Hours earlier, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel wrote in a statement that “credible evidence was found that Coach Moore had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
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Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore is shown on the sidelines during the first quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on Nov. 22. (Tommy Gilligan/Image Images)
“The conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior,” Manuel added.
Following news of the police investigation, the University of Michigan Athletic Department told News Digital that it “cannot comment on personnel matters” and had “nothing to share beyond the initial statement.”
The Saline Police Department referred inquiries to the Pittsfield Township Police Department, which did not immediately respond to News Digital’s request for additional information.
Francis Xavier “Biff” Poggi was 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 replaced Moore in two games while the head coach was serving a suspension for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.
Moore is married to his wife, Kelli. The two married in 2015 and have three daughters together.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore takes his team onto the field against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Nov. 29. (IMAGE)
He took over as the team’s head coach in 2024, when Jim Harbaugh left to take the job with the Los Angeles Chargers. The Wolverines went 8-5 in their first season and won the ReliaQuest Bowl.
This season, the Wolverines improved to 9-3, but lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Moore has not yet commented on his dismissal.
Before becoming head coach at Michigan, he was the team’s tight ends coach from 2018 to 2020 and three years as 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.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore leaves the field following his team’s loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Nov. 29. (IMAGE)
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He was part of the coaching staff when the team won the national championship.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.