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12/12 11:58 CST Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being
fired as Michigan football coach
Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as
Michigan football coach
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Sherrone Moore, who was abruptly fired this week as
Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home
invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.
Moore has spent two nights in jail following his firing and subsequent arrest
Wednesday.
The 39-year-old coach who had led the Wolverines for two seasons was fired for
what the school called an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Hours
later, police arrested Moore after he was accused of assault in Pittsfield
Township, a community near Ann Arbor.
Moore is accused of "unlawfully entering the dwelling of a victim with whom Mr.
Moore had a dating relationship," the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office said
Friday.
Defense attorney Joe Simon had no comment before Moore's initial appearance in
court.
Michigan has not disclosed details of the alleged relationship but said an
investigation found credible evidence against Moore, who is married with three
young daughters. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the behavior was "a clear
violation of university policy."
Moore signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million
last year. According to the terms of his deal, the university will not have to
buy out the remaining years of his contract because he was fired for cause.
Moore, the team's former offensive coordinator, was promoted to lead the
Wolverines after they won the national title. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh, who
returned to the NFL to lead the Los Angeles Chargers.
Michigan is set to play No. 14 Texas on Dec. 31 in the Citrus Bowl. Biff Poggi,
who filled in for Moore when he was suspended earlier this season in relation
to a Harbaugh-era sign-stealing scandal, will serve as interim coach.
While the school seeks a new head coach, the Wolverines may lose players in the
transfer portal this winter and donors who help fund revenue-sharing and NIL
deals may hesitate to invest in the winningest program in college football
history.
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