Updated on: December 12, 2025 / 5:18 PM EST / CBS Detroit
Two days after he was fired as head coach at the University of Michigan, Sherrone Moore was charged Friday in connection with the home invasion and stalking of a staff member with whom he allegedly had an “intimate relationship.”
Moore, 39, faces a third-degree felony home invasion charge and misdemeanor counts of stalking and breaking and entering.
The university dismissed Moore on Wednesday. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said Moore was “terminated with cause, effective immediately,” adding that the conduct “constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”
Hours after his firing, Moore was booked in the Washtenaw County Jail after Pittsfield Township police responded to the 3000 block of Ann Arbor Saline Road for an alleged assault.
At Friday’s arraignment, Washtenaw County First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said Moore had an “intimate relationship” with the victim for a “number of years,” and the victim ended the relationship on Monday. Prosecutors allege Moore made numerous phone calls and sent messages after the breakup, which the victim did not answer. The victim then went to the university and cooperated with an investigation.
Prosecutors say that after being fired, Moore went to the victim’s apartment, forced his way inside, opened a kitchen drawer and grabbed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors. He allegedly threatened to kill himself, saying, “I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life.” Prosecutors said he made a series of intimidating statements but that there was no evidence he directly threatened the victim with the knives or scissors.
The victim called her attorney and the police, and Moore left the residence. “The totality of the behaviour is highly threatening and highly intimidating. She was terrorized,” Rezmierski said.
Moore was released on a $25,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with the victim. Bond conditions require continued mental health treatment, a GPS tether, restrictions on leaving Michigan without court permission, and prohibitions on possessing weapons or using drugs or alcohol. His next court date is Jan. 22, 2026.
A source inside Michigan’s program told CBS News Detroit that Manuel was informed of Moore’s mental health issues on Sunday, days before Moore’s firing. The source said Manuel fired Moore without human resources or security personnel present.
Moore served as Michigan’s head coach for two seasons, compiling a 16-8 record and leading the No. 18 Wolverines to a ReliaQuest Bowl victory last year.
The university has named Biff Poggi interim coach. Poggi, a Baltimore native, served as an associate coach at Michigan from 2021 to 2022, became head coach at Charlotte through November 2024, and returned to Michigan’s staff for the 2025 season.
Michigan is preparing to play No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve.