Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was on the end of a 27-9 rout by rivals, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in ‘The Game’ in Week 14 action to put him on the hot seat. The Wolverines finished Moore’s second season in charge with a 9-3 overall and 7-2 Big Ten record.
After taking over the reigning national champions from coach Jim Harbaugh, Moore has missed the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season, placing him on the hot seat in some quarters.
Analyst Places Sherrone Moore on the Hot Seat Amid NFL Coach Links
With a bowl game still to come after an inconsistent season by the Wolverines, the wolves have started circling Moore’s status as coach of Michigan.
During Wednesday’s segment of “The Blueprint” podcast, analyst Devin Gardner picked Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator Joe Brady as his preferred candidate should the Wolverines fire Moore.
“If we were to get rid of Sherrone Moore, Michigan would be a No. 1 destination for a coach,” Gardner said. “Sherrone Moore would not be a candidate for a Power Four job. I think you do everything you can to get Joe Brady.
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“He orchestrated LSU in 2019. I know he’s a coordinator in the NFL, I don’t see him saying, ‘I don’t want to be the head coach at the University of Michigan.’ With a five-star quarterback and all the talent.”
Brady was the LSU Tigers’ passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach during their 2019 national championship-winning season. He departed for the NFL as the Carolina Panthers’ offensive coordinator, before becoming the Buffalo Bills’ quarterbacks coach and ultimately O.C.
Moore Defines Successful Michigan Season
Powered by talented freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, Michigan had the youngest team in the Big Ten this season, which struggled in some of the bigger games against ranked opponents. According to PFSN’s CFB offensive metrics, Michigan’s offense ranks 29th overall, while its defense ranks 26th.
The Wolverines first lost to the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners, then the No. 16 USC Trojans, and finally, the No. 1 Buckeyes, raising questions about Moore’s suitability for the high-pressure job.
During his postgame news conference after the loss to Ohio State, Moore defined what would constitute a successful season for the Wolverines.
“We’ve got another game we have to play after this,” Moore said. “We’ve got to regroup and try to get 10 wins. That’ll be huge. That would be a huge success for this team to get 10 wins with such a young team.
“Starting six freshmen, redshirt freshmen, true freshman quarterback, redshirt freshman running back, three redshirt freshmen offensive linemen. So, we’ve got to regroup as a team and make sure we do that.”
Despite facing scrutiny about his future in Ann Arbor, Moore’s Wolverines improved from a 7-5 record last season and showed signs of making a comeback as a powerhouse in college football.
