Ryan Clark, Jemele Hill say race shapes fallout from Sherrone Moore scandal

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Sherron MooreHis career is certainly in jeopardy after he was hit with three charges, including a felony, following his firing from Michigan for an alleged “inappropriate relationship” with an employee.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel The statement said “credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” He appeared in court Friday on charges of home invasion and stalking. Prosecutors alleged that Moore had been in a “close relationship” with the Michigan employee for “several years” and that the woman broke up with him on Monday.

During Thursday's episode of ESPN “First take” former NFL player-turned-analyst Ryan Clark implied that Moore, the first African-American head coach in Michigan history, has “let down” potential Black coaching candidates.

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Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherron Moore watches warm-ups before the Hoosiers game at Memorial Stadium on November 9, 2024 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Getty Images)

“He let down the community of coaches who would have wanted to follow him to have the opportunity to coach at a historically great university like Michigan. This was an opportunity he had and he failed…” Clark said.

“If you are Sherron Moore, who was the first African-American head coach at the University of Michigan, there is also a community of coaches who would like to follow in your footsteps, and you will be judged in part by your actions. he was treated like Mel Tucker and Michael Heywood.”

Tucker was fired from Michigan State on stalking charges, as was Haywood from Pittsburgh. Haywood didn't coach again for another five years before taking the job at Texas Southern. Petrino was fired by Arkansas in 2012 after it was revealed he had an extramarital affair, but was hired by Western Kentucky just eight months later.

Michigan Wolverines head football coach Sherron Moore before the Northwestern Wildcats game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on November 15, 2025. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

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Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill expressed similar sentiments and also mentioned Tucker and Petrino, citing “the difference in who gets a second chance to be a head coach.”

“While I think Sherron Moore is a moron, before we start portraying his firing of Mel Tucker and Ime Udoka as some kind of indictment of black male coaches, let me remind you of the following names: Hugh Freeze, Bobby Petrino, Rick Pitino, Mike Price and others,” Hill published in Topics. “The difference is who gets a second chance to be a head coach. And you can guess who usually gets another chance.”

“Rick Pitino is seen as a story of redemption. Black coaches usually don't understand this. I don't care about Sherron Moore. “He deserves everything that’s coming, but unfortunately, black coaches will most likely pay for what he did — and that’s not right,” Hill said in a post on X.

Prosecutors accused Moore of contacting the employee through phone calls and text messages after the relationship ended, prompting the woman to contact the University of Michigan and cooperate in the investigation. Moore was subsequently fired as head football coach, which prosecutors say prompted him to show up at her home.

Moore then allegedly “barged” into the house, grabbed a butter knife and kitchen scissors and began threatening his life. Prosecutors said Moore allegedly told the employee, “My blood is on your hands” and “You ruined my life.”