Dan Wetzel
Dec 10, 2025, 07:37 PM ET
Sherrone Moore was in custody at the Washtenaw County Jail Wednesday night as a suspect in an alleged assault, just hours after Michigan dismissed him as its head football coach for what the school described as an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
Moore was first detained by police in Saline and then turned over to authorities in Pittsfield Township “for investigation into potential charges.”
Pittsfield Township police said they responded at 4:10 p.m. to the 3000 block of Ann Arbor Saline Road “for the purposes of investigating an alleged assault … A suspect in this case was taken into custody. This incident does not appear to be random in nature, and there appears to be no ongoing threat to the community.
“The suspect was lodged at the Washtenaw County Jail pending review of charges by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor,” the statement continued. “At this time, the investigation is ongoing. Given the nature of the allegations, the need to maintain the integrity of the investigation, and its current status at this time, we are prohibited from releasing additional details.”
Earlier, Saline police said they “assisted in locating and detaining former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore. Mr. Moore was turned over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department for investigation into potential charges.”
Michigan announced Moore’s firing earlier Wednesday after a university investigation into his conduct with a staff member.
“U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” the school said. “Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
Moore, 39, had been Michigan’s head coach for two seasons after serving as the team’s offensive coordinator.
