The University of Michigan has been down this road before.
In 2020, it was the university provost. In 2022, it was the university president. In 2025, it’s the head football coach.
All were accused of inappropriate behavior involving other people at the university. And now the university is using a law firm to investigate football coach Sherrone Moore – the same law firm that had helped it investigate university president Mark Schlissel just a few years earlier.
Moore was fired on Dec. 10, when athletic director Warde Manuel said “credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.” Manuel said Moore’s conduct “constitutes a clear violation of university policy.”
The three scandals are connected in various ways and involve some of the highest-ranking and highest-profile positions at one of the most prestigious schools in the Midwest. While it might imply problems with the leadership culture there, it also allegedly shows lines keep getting crossed even after the university responds with action.
