ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherron Moore spent the night in jail awaiting arraignment until college football The winning school suddenly began looking for a new coach to lead Wolverines.
Michigan is a mess.
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NCAA placed the program on probation less than four months ago over a sign-stealing scandal, and athletic director Ward Manuel said the fines would cost the department more than $30 million.
And now the Wolverines are trying to find a new leader for their faltering football team.
Manuel informed the team of his decision to fire Moore on Wednesday afternoon for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an employee.
The move will leave Michigan looking for its third coach in four years soon after. busy cycle including Lane Kiffin leaving playoff-bound Mississippi for LSU.
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Without a coach for next season, the program could lose players to the transfer portal this winter.
Moore headed 18th place Wolverines to a 9-3 record this year after going 8-5 in his debut season.
Last year, he signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million. Under 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.
Michigan is going to play No. 14 Texas Dec. 31 at the Citrus Bowl. Biff Poggi, who replaced Moore when he was suspended earlier this season due to the Harbaugh era. sign stealing scandalwill serve as interim coach. Moore was suspended for two games as part of voluntary sanctions for NCAA violations related to the scandal. The NCAA added a third game to the suspension, which would have kept Moore from playing in next year's opener against Western Michigan.
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He was also suspended from the opening game of the 2023 national championship season as part of the school's voluntary penalties for inappropriate text messages and calls to graduating seniors during a pandemic-related dead period for contacting potential recruits.
Moore was arrested Wednesday night after being fired. In response to media inquiries about Moore, Pittsfield Township Police released a statement saying officers were called to investigate an alleged assault and took the man into custody, without releasing a name.
The police department said the suspect will be charged Friday.
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Moore, 39, who is married with three young daughters, did not respond to a message from The Associated Press seeking comment before he was taken into custody.
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