Fired Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore Arrested
By Jason Hall
December 11, 2025
Former Michigan Wolverines head football coach Sherrone Moore was reportedly in custody in the Washtenaw County Jail in connection with "an alleged assault" hours after his firing with cause over an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member, according to a press release sent by Pittsfield Charter Township to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
"Pittsfield Charter Township sent ESPN this press release, which does not name Sherrone Moore but references 'investigating an alleged assault.' Statement: 'A suspect in this case was taken into custody....,'" Thamel wrote on his X account.
Records show that Moore was booked at 8:30 p.m. local time, however, no charges were listed at the time of publication Wednesday evening.
Pittsfield Charter Township sent ESPN this press release, which does not name Sherrone Moore but references "investigating an alleged assault." Statement: "A suspect in this case was taken into custody...." pic.twitter.com/SLylCyA5vm
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 11, 2025
University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel confirmed Moore's firing in a statement to Thamel earlier in the day.
Michigan: "U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately. Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member." https://t.co/WAyiqdhDri
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 10, 2025
"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately. Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member," Manuel said via Thamel.
Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi, who returned to the position in 2025 after spending two seasons as the Charlotte 49ers' head coach, will take over as the Wolverines' interim head coach, according to Manuel. Poggi, 65, had previously served as an interim when Moore, 39, served a self-imposed two-game suspension during the 2025 regular season.
Moore went 16-8 during his tenure as Michigan's head coach, which included a non-conference win against Bowling Green, as well as three wins against Penn State, Maryland and Ohio State credited to former head coach Jim Harbaugh during the 2023 national championship season when Moore served as acting head coach in Harbaugh's absence due to a suspension. The former guard replaced Harbaugh when the latter accepted the head coaching position with the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers in 2024 and went 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) during his first season and 7-3 (6-2 Big Ten) in 2025.