Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been fired.

Michigan announced the firing, effective immediately, with a statement late afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 10, shortly after initial reports emerged.

"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. "Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior."

Later Wednesday, Moore was reportedly detained by police . According to ESPN's Dan Wetzel , police in Saline, Michigan "assisted in locating and detaining Moore" and

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