Michigans Sherrone Moore was acting strange before firing for inappropriate relationship, shocking arrest

Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore had been acting “strange” prior to his stunning firing Wednesday for an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member,” according to ESPN.College football reporter Pete Thamel said this situation had been “percolating” for the last few weeks.“There had been a lot of uneasiness on the Michigan staff, sources had told me Sherrone Moore had been acting strange, berating assistant coaches, not acting in a normal way,” Thamel said Wednesday on “SportsCenter” after Michigan axed its coach in his second season.There was an initial investigation — per Thamel — that had calmed toward the end of the regular season, with Michigan last playing Nov.29 in a 27-9 loss to rival Ohio State.However, Thamel said it started boiling again over the past week and resulted in what he described as a “rare” move by Michigan.“It is rare that you get a statement like the one Michigan had, being as explicit as they are, saying it was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member that led to Sherrone Moore’s firing,” he noted.Michigan’s statement cited cause for firing Moore, which means the Ann Arbor-based school will not have to pay Moore his buyout clause.CBS reported that several prominent donors “cooled” on aiding the program while the allegations came to light, although it did not list when this cooling happened.Moore went 18-8 spanning his two seasons as head coach, including this year’s 9-3 mark and a victory in the lone game he coached in Jim Harbaugh’s place during the 2023 season.“U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” Michigan said in its release.

“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 U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”Several hours after the sch...