Former Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore, had it all until he didn’t. Once the offensive coordinator of current Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, Moore became the head coach following the program’s national title win in 2023 and Harbaugh departing for the NFL. All seemed fine on the homefront as the Wolverines went 18-8 in Moore’s two first with a win over archrival Ohio State and Alabama in 2024.
That is until it was revealed that Moore was involved in an improper relationship with a female staffer. In the aftermath of Moore’s transgressions the coach was immediately fired with cause and even arrested for what authorities are calling home invasion, breaking and entering, and stalking. Per reports the woman staffer ended things with Moore who was insistent on still reaching out to her.
According to Washtenaw Count prosecutors, Moore threatened his mistress after grabbing scissors and a butter knife.
Moore Makes Threats With Knives In Tow
After learning of his firing Moore reportedly went to the home of the woman staffer making threats and acting belligerent over his monumental screw up.
“I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life.”
Moore, the husband and father of three becomes the latest Black head football coach in the state of Michigan to let a woman cause him to lose his job, joining former Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker who threw away a 10-year, $95 million contract over a woman.
Fans Chime In On The Drama
It didn’t take long for fans to give their opinions on the events currently surrounding the Michigan football program.
“In the immortal words of Frank Barone, “If you got a problem with your woman, don’t get another one. Now you’ve got two problems,” a fan quipped.
“A weak man will always look to blame others instead of take accountability for his own actions,” another fan said.
“The Michigan way, everyone elses fault but your own,” another fan mentioned.
“And Mel Tucker was never spoken of again,” another fan said.
“What a creep. Blaming his mistress for losing his job and probably his family. Dude, you are a rich man who had one of the top jobs in college football and you couldn’t keep your pants on,” another fan spewed.
Michigan Alum Rich Eisen Wants Dusty May Clone For Football Program
Speaking on the matter during the most recent episode of his hit podcast “The Rich Eisen Show” the longtime sports analyst and broadcaster Rich Eisen didn’t mince his words.
“I want the football version of Dusty May. That’s what I want. If you can find someone with a similar background and a similar self-made builder, someone who comes from a smaller pond, if you will. Someone who has made more with less and now can do more with the more that Michigan will be able to equip this coach with. That’s the one I want.”
Eisen’s comments pale in stark comparison to that of another former Michigan alum, Adam Schefter who came under fire for saying Moore deserves a chance to tell his side of the story.
No Word From Jim Harbaugh On Moore’s Demise
At his introductory press conference with the Los Angeles Chargers, former Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh declared that the university “got it right” and that Moore was “the right man for the job.”
“Sherrone is the right man for the job,” Harbaugh said. “That’s the guy, and (Michigan) got it right.”
With his Los Angeles Chargers riding high and in the thick of the AFC playoff race, facing a key game against the desperate Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Harbaugh doesn’t have time to be distracted. He hasn’t spoken on his former assistant coach’s situation. But at some point, he will get in touch with his protégé whom he vouched for, and one could say, has let him down.
