The Michigan Wolverines are firing head football coach Sherrone Moore after he was found to have had an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member, the school announced Wednesday.
“Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” Wolverines athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. “Following a university investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”
Moore, 39, became the Wolverines’ head coach in 2024 after Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL. In two seasons with Moore as the head coach, Michigan posted a 17-8 record.
Moore was suspended for two games in 2025 as part of Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal. He also served multiple games as the acting head coach in 2023 because of Harbaugh’s multiple suspensions in the same scandal.
Michigan first hired Moore in 2018 as the tight ends coach. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2021 before he served in the role himself at the start of the 2023 season.
The Wolverines went 9-3 this season, finishing 18th in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Michigan lost to its chief rival Ohio State in late November, the Wolverines’ first loss to the Buckeyes since 2019.
Michigan is scheduled to play the No. 13 Texas Longhorns in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31. Associate head coach Biff Poggi will be the interim head coach.