Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore held in jail hours after being fired by Wolverines
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- Michigan fired head football coach Sherrone Moore with cause Wednesday after an investigation found credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
- Also on Wednesday. Moore was detained by police and held in jail in connection with an investigation into an alleged assault.
Sherrone Moore was in jail Wednesday night, hours after he was fired from his job as Michigan’s head football coach. according to Washtenaw County Jail records.
Moore was fired with cause after a university investigation found “credible evidence” he had “engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member,” the school announced Wednesday.
“This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement, “and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”
The Saline, Mich., Police Department said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it “assisted in locating and detaining” Moore before turning him over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department “for an investigation into potential charges.”
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Pittsfield police also released a statement in response to media requests about Moore, although it did not mention the 39-year-old former coach by name. The department stated it responded to a call about an alleged assault at around 4:10 p.m. EST and a suspect was taken into custody. The suspect was being held at the jail pending review of the charges by the county prosecutor.
“This incident does not appear to be random in nature, and there appears to be no ongoing threat to the community,” the department stated.
Moore started at Michigan in 2018 as tight ends coach and worked his way up to offensive coordinator. He was named head coach in January 2024, weeks after the Wolverines won the College Football Playoff national championship, after Jim Harbaugh left to become coach of the Chargers.
The Wolverines went 8-5 in Sherrone’s first season, including a win over Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl, and 9-3 this season, earning a spot in the Citrus Bowl against Texas on Dec. 31.
Associate head coach Biff Poggi has been named interim head coach. Poggi also served as interim coach for two games in 2025 while Sherrone was suspended after an NCAA investigation into Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
