In yet another coaching upheaval at a college football empire, Michigan on Wednesday announced the firing of second-year coach Sherrone Moore, three weeks ahead of the Wolverines’ bowl game against Texas in Orlando. It’s the 10th coaching change in the Big Ten or SEC this fall, and it’s the most shocking of the lot.

“Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” Athletic Director Warde Manuel said in a statement with a specificity unusual for such statements. “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 UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”

See Full Page