Sherrone Moore’s firing may have cost him nearly $17 million

Sherwin Moore has been fired as Michigan’s head football coach after the university discovered he was in an “inappropriate relationship” with an employee. Hours later, he was in police custody.

The university announced that Moore, who had won a national championship less than two years earlier as the team’s offensive coordinator under then-coach Jim Harbaugh, had been fired for cause.

Due to the circumstances of the dismissal, Michigan may remain out of liability for the remainder of the contract.

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Moore’s base contract was initially for about $27.5 million over five years, starting in 2024.

Had Moore been fired for on-field performance, the school would have owed him a buyout of nearly $14 million as of last week, according to USA Today. It was scheduled to generate a base of $16.5 million over the next three years.

Michigan Wolverines coach Sherwin Moore stands on the bench before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. (Kevin Jeraj/Imagine Images/Imagine)

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Moore replaced Harbaugh before the 2024 season, and the Wolverines went 17-8 with him as head coach, including a 9-3 campaign that season. But the loss to Ohio State — their first since 2019 — kept the Wolverines out of the College Football Playoff.

Officials told Fox News Digital that Moore “remains under active investigation” and will be arraigned on Friday.

Pittsfield police said they responded to a home as part of an assault investigation. Police said they arrested a suspect and that the incident did not appear to be random. The suspect was lodged in the Washtenaw County Jail pending review of charges by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor, police said.

Moore married in 2015, and he and his wife have three daughters.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherwin Moore leaves the field after an NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 29, 2025. (Adam Kearns/The Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images/IMAGN)

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Francis Earlier this season, Bogie took over for Moore while he was suspended.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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