Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was dragged back into the spotlight when former Wolverines staffer Paige Shiver appeared on “Good Morning America” on Friday. Shiver gave a complete account of her relationship with Moore, which culminated in the former Wolverines coach being fired and arrested in December.
On April 14, Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation and a $1,000 fine for two misdemeanor charges after pleading no contest to trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device involving a domestic relationship with Shiver.
Michigan Insider Disputes Paige Shiver’s Account of the Sherrone Moore Incident
During her interview on “Good Morning America” on Friday, Shiver claimed that her relationship with Moore began in 2022, when she was an intern and he was the team’s offensive coordinator under former coach Jim Harbaugh.
In a lengthy post on X, Wolverines insider and host of the “Michigan Football Report” podcast James Yoder disputed Shiver’s claims about her employment status when she was hired in 2022.
“1st minute of Paige Shiver interview: “I started in 2022 as an intern.” LIE. She was 28 when she started and hired in as a full time employee making $58,000/yr. This is public information, given Michigan is a state university – see below. Who does she think she is fooling?” Yoder posted.
In March, Michigan spokesman Dave Ablauf revealed that Shiver, who joined the program as an assistant but was promoted to executive assistant to the head football coach in 2024, was no longer employed by the institution. Her contract expired on Feb. 28 and was not renewed.
Former Staffer Accuses Michigan of Protecting Sherrone Moore
During her extensive interview on Friday, Shiver blasted the Wolverines for not protecting her enough during her relationship with Moore, which she further claimed was a well-known fact and was used to placate the former Michigan coach whenever he was upset.
“He controlled everything that was going on in my life. He had complete control over me, over my emotions, over my career, and he knew that, and he used it against me,” Shiver said. “And they didn’t do anything about it.
“They knew the things that he was doing to me, and no one did anything about it because they cared more about winning football games, not having another scandal and trying to protect the head coach.”
Michigan retained the Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block last year to investigate the Moore scandal and gave them leeway to further review the operations of the athletic department, which has been laden with scandals over the years, including the infamous sign-stealing saga. Moore was also replaced by former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham.
