A bad week for former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore has gotten worse, as charges have now been filed against the disgraced Wolverines leader. Here’s the latest on the charges, Moore’s situation, and where things stand moving forward.
Sherrone Moore Faced with Charges of Stalking, Breaking and Entering
Over the past 72 hours, Moore’s shocking and sudden fall from grace has been the main story in the college football world.
On December 10, it was reported that Moore had been fired by the Michigan Wolverines for cause. Shortly thereafter, the reasoning behind Moore’s dismissal was revealed: The athletic department received credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship between Moore and a staffer. Moore is married with three children.
Later on the same day, just hours after being fired from his post at Michigan, Moore was arrested in Saline, Michigan. Police responded to the home investigating an “alleged assault”, and placed Moore into custody.
Two days after those chaotic events, charges have officially been filed against Moore, passed along by OutKick college football reporter Trey Wallace. The charges are as follows:
- Home invasion in the third degree: felony punishable up to five years in prison, as well as a $2,000 fine
- Stalking: misdemeanor punishable up to one year in jail, as well as a $1,000 fine
- Breaking and entering or entering without breaking: misdemeanor punishable up to 90 days in jail, as well as a $500 fine
Moore was arraigned earlier today, wherein allegations against him were communicated thoroughly to the court by the prosecutor:
“The defendant was… on Wednesday afternoon… fired from his employment. He then, at some point soon thereafter, came to [the victim’s] apartment, barged his way into that apartment, immediately then proceeded to a kitchen drawer, grabbed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors, and began to threaten his own life.”
The prosecution detailed that there was not evidence to suggest that Moore directly threatened the victim, but asserted that Moore’s behavior as a whole was highly threatening, and in effect terrorized the victim — whom Moore accused of “ruining his life.”
In total, Moore has been charged with felony home invasion, as well as two separate misdemeanors. If Moore receives a concurrent sentence, he could spend up to five years in prison.
Just days before the events of December 10 unfolded, Michigan accepted a bid to face the Texas Longhorns in the Citrus Bowl this postseason. It is unclear at this point if they will remain committed to seeing out postseason play.
In the aftermath of Moore’s firing, Biff Poggi — who served as Michigan’s associate head coach in 2021, 2022, and 2025, around a two-year stint as head coach of the Charlotte 49ers — has been elevated to the role of interim head coach for the Wolverines.