Michigan fires Sherrone Moore over ‘inappropriate relationship’
Michigan announced in a statement the termination of Coach Moore over an alleged “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been detained by police.
According to ESPN’s Dan Wetzel, police in Saline, Michigan “assisted in locating and detaining Moore” and turned it over to Pittsfield Township for an investigation into potential charges.
The news comes after Moore was fired for cause earlier Wednesday after a Michigan investigation allegedly found “credible evidence” that “Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
At this time it’s not clear what he was detained for.
There are no public details about the inappropriate relationship Moore was involved in that Michigan fired him for. According to his University of Michigan profile, Moore married his wife, Kelli, in 2015. The couple has three daughters.
In light of his firing, Biff Poggi has been named interim head coach. Poggi served as the interim coach for the Wolverines this season when Moore served a university-imposed suspension for games against Central Michigan and Nebraska for his role in the Connor Stalions sign-stealing saga.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
Tony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
