Fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was 'stressed out' as rumors swirled about affair: 'It was too obvious'

Fired Michigan caput shot manager Sherrone Moore was reportedly paranoid passim the 2025 season, arsenic helium disquieted his matter with a staffer had been made alert to galore wrong the building.

Moore was "stressed out" arsenic the 2025 play kept going by, per The Detroit Free Press, arsenic determination were reported rumors astir that helium had been successful an extramarital matter with a staffer.

"Guys implicit determination connected that broadside of the gathering 100% knew astir it," a erstwhile Michigan insider told the outlet. "They tin contradict it each they want, but there’s excessively galore things that happened. If you didn’t know, you’re an idiot — it was excessively obvious."

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Then-Michigan Wolverines caput manager Sherrone Moore looks connected during the assemblage shot crippled betwixt the Michigan Wolverines and the Illinois Fighting Illini connected Oct. 19, 2024, astatine Memorial Stadium, successful Champaign, Illinois. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The outlet besides reported connected a fiery treatment with antiaircraft coordinator Wink Martindale earlier this year, wherever Moore mentioned helium didn’t privation "people talking down [his] back."

It was reported that helium overheard his assistants talking astir imaginable recruits.

"Look, we’re trying to assistance you … get the close recruits," Martindale allegedly told Moore. Moore followed up by allegedly throwing expletive-laden questions astatine Martindale, asking if helium knew what helium was doing.

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"Yeah, I’m conscionable the aged guy," Martindale allegedly responded.

Moore, done tears, past allegedly answered, "You don’t cognize however hard it is to beryllium the caput shot manager and the pressure," and helium proceeded to slam papers.

This happened each portion Moore was allegedly having an inappropriate narration with staff, which was considered a "really weird dynamic," 1 ex-Michigan staffer told The Detroit Free Press.

"One of those things wherever everyone knew but nary 1 wanted to accidental it," the staffer added.

Sherrone Moore's booking photograph was obtained by Fox News Digital connected Dec. 18, 2025. (Washtenaw County Jail)

"She sat close successful beforehand of his office. Her table was close successful beforehand of his office, similar 2 feet successful beforehand of his."

Moore was fired aft Michigan recovered helium was having an inappropriate relationship, and helium was jailed soon aft for allegedly breaking into the staffer’s location and threatening to instrumentality his ain life.

Prosecutors accused Moore of contacting the staffer via telephone calls and texts aft the breakup, prompting the pistillate to interaction the University of Michigan and cooperate successful its investigation. Moore was subsequently fired from his presumption arsenic caput shot coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to amusement up astatine her home.

Moore past allegedly "barged" his mode into the residence, grabbed a food weapon and a brace of room scissors, and began threatening his ain life. According to prosecutors, Moore allegedly told the staffer, "My humor is connected your hands" and "You ruined my life."

Michigan caput manager Sherrone Moore watches a play down backmost Bryce Underwood (19) during the 2nd fractional of the outpouring crippled astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor connected Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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If convicted, Moore faces much than fractional a decennary down bars, which would surely further harm immoderate hopes helium whitethorn person of getting backmost connected the sidelines. His adjacent tribunal day is Jan. 22.

A not blameworthy plea was entered for Moore during his archetypal tribunal quality earlier this month.

Moore's attorney, Ellen K. Michaels, told Fox News Digital she has nary remark regarding the article. 

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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