My thoughts on Sherrone Moore and Michigan, based on details presented in court, conversations I’ve had over time, and my own opinion.

First, I genuinely feel terrible for his wife and his three daughters. They didn’t ask for any of this.

I care about Kelli Moore. Look how much she supported her husband. With their newborn baby literally on the sidelines.

The more I’ve learned about the situation, it appears it wasn’t the affair itself that ultimately cost him. It was how he allegedly handled the breakup. According to court details, the staffer ended the relationship, and in the days that followed, Moore allegedly continued contacting her to the point where she felt she had no other choice but to go to the athletic department, with receipts.

Once that happened, there was no path forward for him as Michigan’s head coach.
That said, it also appears likely that a lot of people knew about the extramarital affair well before things reached that point. In my opinion, strong leadership, specifically from his boss, should have stepped in and shut it down immediately. Someone should have said, “STOP IT!” Instead, there seems to have been a culture of looking the other way. And the longer that happens, the more invincible someone can start to feel.

Ousted Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was probed multiple times over alleged conduct with women: report trib.al/li0kiOy

Fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was charged with home invasion and stalking days after breaking into a woman’s apartment and threatening to harm himself

Pittsfield Michigan police say Moore entered a home through an unlocked door and got into an argument

Prosecutors say he grabbed two butter knives and scissors and threatened to harm himself

He told the victim “I’m going to k*ll myself” and “I’m going to make you watch” before fleeing

Police arrested him Wednesday evening in a church parking lot in a nearby town

The 911 call came from the apartment of his executive assistant Paige Shiver

If convicted on all counts he faces up to six and a half years in jail and $3,500 in fines

Moore was given a $25,000 bond and ordered to wear a GPS monitor while continuing mental health treatment

I think from a legal standpoint, it looks like Moore had about as good of a day in court as he could have hoped for. The charges appear relatively light, and this is a case that likely never fully sees the light of day. It will probably be resolved between attorneys.

Who is Paige Shiver, the executive assistant of fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore? trib.al/QJrtRpX

So what happens next?

Moore’s priority should be getting whatever help he needs, especially if there are underlying mental or emotional issues. I’ve heard for a long time that he’s a fragile person, and that didn’t seem to be a secret inside the program. He also has to figure out how to repair the damage done to his family.

This country loves a comeback story. Will he ever be the head coach at Michigan again? No. Will he be a head coach at a major college? Probably not. But he was a very good position coach, and down the line, if he does the work, there may be a path back into football in a lesser role.

Honestly, I also believe that even without this situation, he was likely going to be fired within a year. I don’t think he was ready to be a head coach, and I don’t think he should have been given the job in the first place.

Sherrone Moore woke up as Michigan’s head coach on Wednesday and he’s probably never going to coach another game anywhere in his life now.

Still, he has plenty of time to write his story.