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'Inappropriate relationship' with staffer sees $5.5m-a-year coach sacked
Michigan has fired its football coach Sherrone Moore after finding evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. (Getty Images: Luke Hales)
Michigan has fired its football coach Sherrone Moore after finding evidence of an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member".
The sacking comes just two seasons into a five-year contract with a base salary of $US5.5 million per year.
Biff Poggi will serve as Michigan's interim coach. The 18th-ranked Wolverines (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten) are set to face 14th-ranked Texas on December 31 in the Citrus Bowl.
Michigan has fired football coach Sherrone Moore behaviour after finding evidence of an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member".
Ex-UM coach Moore detained by police after firing
Sherrone Moore was detained by police in Saline, Michigan, on Wednesday and was later turned over to a second area police department for investigation into potential charges, the Saline Police Department stated.
"The City of Saline Police Department assisted in locating and detaining former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore," the department said in a statement released to ESPN. "Mr. Moore was turned over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department for investigation into potential charges."
The University of Michigan fired Moore as its head football coach earlier Wednesday following an investigation into Moore's conduct with a staff member.
"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," the school said in a statement. "Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
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Dan Wetzel tells Paul Finebaum that Michigan dismissed Sherrone Moore after a school investigation found evidence of an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member." (2:00)
Throughout the 2025 season, rumors circulated that Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was in danger of losing his job. No credible details surfaced and Moore continued his duties, completing the regular season at 9-3 and participating in a news conference Monday to discuss Michigan's upcoming game against Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
Two days later, the news came down: Michigan fired Moore for cause, after finding that the coach engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. The dismissal marked a very troubling end to Moore's tenure at Michigan, which began in 2018 when he joined coach Jim Harbaugh's staff as tight ends coach. He then became offensive line coach and oversaw a group that won the Joe Moore Award.
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