Sherrone Moore charged with
stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach
[December 13, 2025]
By LARRY LAGE and ED WHITE
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Fired University of Michigan football coach
Sherrone Moore “barged his way” into the apartment of a woman with
whom he had been having an affair and threatened to kill himself
after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his
job, prosecutors said Friday.
Moore was charged with three crimes, including felony home invasion
and stalking.
As he watched by video from jail, authorities laid out extraordinary
allegations against Moore and provided details that answered a key
question: What led Michigan to suddenly oust the 39-year-old coach
Wednesday after his second season at the helm of the storied
football program?
Moore and the woman had been having an affair “for a number of
years” before she ended the relationship Monday, said Kati
Rezmierski, Washtenaw County first assistant prosecutor.
Moore repeatedly called the woman and texted her, but she refused to
respond, Rezmierski said.
“Eventually she presented herself to the University of Michigan.
Cooperated in some form of an investigation. As we all now know
(Moore) was fired from his employment,” the prosecutor said.
Moore was dismissed for an inappropriate relationship with a staff
member, the school said Wednesday without offering details.
Shortly after losing his job, Moore stormed into the woman's
apartment, “then proceeded to a kitchen drawer, grabbed several
butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors. And began to threaten
his own life,” Rezmierski said.
The prosecutor quoted Moore as telling the woman: “I’m going to kill
myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands.
You’ve ruined my life.”
“She was terrorized,” Rezmierski said.
A not-guilty plea was entered on Moore’s behalf by District Court
Magistrate Odetalla Odetalla, and he was released from jail after
meeting the $25,000 bond. Moore said very little in court besides
acknowledging that he must have no contact with the woman, among
other conditions.
The court hearing was held just 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) from
Michigan Stadium where Moore, who is married and has three children,
coached his last game against rival Ohio State in front of more than
100,000 fans on Nov. 29.
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Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore appears via video in court on
Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/ Ryan Sun)
Defense attorney Joe Simon said Moore was taken to
a hospital for a mental health evaluation after his arrest Wednesday
and then returned to the jail.
He said Moore would “absolutely comply” with the judge's order for
an additional evaluation. Moore must wear a GPS tracking device,
stay in Michigan and abstain from alcohol. The next court hearing
was set for Jan. 22.
“There’s no evidence to suggest he’s a threat,” Simon said.
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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