Updated Dec. 12, 2025 — Two days after the University of Michigan fired him, former head football coach Sherrone Moore was charged Friday in connection with an alleged home invasion and stalking incident involving a staff member with whom prosecutors say he had an intimate relationship.
Moore, 39, was arraigned on a third-degree felony home invasion charge and misdemeanor counts of stalking and breaking and entering. The university dismissed Moore Wednesday; Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said the coach was “terminated with cause, effective immediately,” and described the conduct as a clear violation of university policy.
Pittsfield Township police booked Moore following a reported assault at an apartment on the 3000 block of Ann Arbor Saline Road. At the arraignment, Washtenaw County First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski described a long-term intimate relationship between Moore and the victim that the victim ended on Monday. Prosecutors allege Moore repeatedly called and messaged the victim after the breakup and that the victim later went to the university and cooperated with an internal investigation.
According to prosecutors, after his dismissal Moore returned to the victim’s apartment, forced his way inside, opened a kitchen drawer and removed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors. He allegedly made statements including, “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 the remarks were intimidating and terrorized the victim, though there is no allegation that Moore directly threatened the victim with the knives or scissors.
The victim contacted an attorney and the police, and Moore left the residence before officers arrived, Rezmierski said. “The totality of the behavior is highly threatening and highly intimidating. She was terrorized,” the prosecutor added.
Moore was released on $25,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with the victim. Bond conditions include continued mental health treatment, electronic monitoring via GPS tether, restrictions on leaving Michigan without court approval, and prohibitions on possessing weapons or using drugs or alcohol. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2026.
A source inside Michigan’s program told CBS Detroit that athletic director Warde Manuel was made aware of Moore’s mental health concerns on Sunday, several days before the coach’s firing. The source said Moore was terminated without human resources or security personnel present.
Moore had served as Michigan’s head coach for two seasons, compiling a 16-8 record and guiding the No. 18 Wolverines to a ReliaQuest Bowl victory last year. The university has named Biff Poggi interim coach. Poggi, a Baltimore native, was an associate coach at Michigan from 2021 to 2022, became the head coach at Charlotte through November 2024, and returned to Michigan’s staff for the 2025 season.
Michigan is scheduled to face No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve.