Sherrone Moore fired University of Michigan head football coach taken into custody & investigated over inappropriate relationship with staffer, rumored to be Paige Shiver that led to Wolverines coach’s firing. Female staffer was forced to get abortion after becoming pregnant.
University of Michigan head football coach, Sherrone Moore has been taken into custody and is ‘being investigated for potential charges,’ less than three hours after being fired by the university over an alleged ‘inappropriate relationship with a staff member.’
The college football coach, who is signed on for a multi million dollar contract was booked into Washtenaw County Jail at 8:30 p.m. ET, according to online court records.
To date no charges were listed.
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Police in Saline, Mich., locate and detained Moore on Wednesday night and handed him over to Pittsfield Township authorities for ‘investigation into potential charges,’ Saline Police told ESPN in a statement.
‘The City of Saline Police Department assisted in locating and detaining former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore,’ the department said in a statement to ESPN. ‘Mr. Moore was turned over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department for investigation into potential charges.’
While Pittsfield Township Police did not name Moore, the department issued a statement late Wednesday night that it was investigating an alleged assault and that it had taken a suspect into custody.
The alleged incident occurred on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. local time, and police said that it ‘does not appear to be a random in nature.’
Further details were not released by the Pittsfield police.
Rumored affair with Executive Assistant at the University of Michigan.
Nevertheless, social media users claimed that Moore’s ouster was as a result of an alleged affair he had with Paige Shiver, Executive Assistant at the University of Michigan.
Posted one user on X: ‘Sherrone Moore ARRESTED and in PROTECTIVE CUSTODY after allegedly threatening to kill himself to his wife, breaking and entering, holding a knife to the throat of the staffer Paige Shiver whom he got pregnant, forcing her to get an abortion, stalking her, and doubling her salary.’
Posted another, ‘Knocked her up. Forced abortion. Stalked her. Doubled her salary.
Today: all coached meeting held without Sherrone … he caught wind of it. Went to side pieces house with a knife and kicked the door down and was yelling at her about ruining his life. Arrested.’
According to Larry Brown Sports, Shiver was elevated to Moore’s executive assistant in 2024 after previously serving as an on-campus recruiting staffer. Her father, Jeff Shiver, has a long-standing career as a scout for the Chicago Bears. An Instagram account reportedly belonging to Shiver was made private on Wednesday, while her LinkedIn and X accounts were deactivated following news of Moore’s firing.
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The developments come after school officials announced just on 5 p.m. that Moore — a married father of three daughters — had been ‘terminated, with cause, effective immediately’ after Michigan Wolverines had begun looking into him.
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel in his decision to announce the head coach’s ouster stated on X; ‘This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.’
Biff Poggi was named interim head coach by Michigan in Moore’s place.
University of Michigan officials opened up an investigation into Moore after receiving an anonymous tip days before about the inappropriate relationship, The Athletic reported.
After initially not finding any evidence, new details came to light over the last 24 hours, which prompted the firing.
CBS Sports reported that donors to the program had become aware of the allegations against Moore recently and had started to tighten the purse strings on contributions.
Paige Shivers: If you lose to Ohio State, I’m telling everyone.
Sherrone Moore: ok, ok pic.twitter.com/7gW1FerxXx
— OhhhDee (@Bussin_Dustin) December 11, 2025
Head football coach likely to forfeit $13M buyout after being fired for cause
News of the university’s inquiry started to spread over the past few days and led to growing concerns among Michigan football staffers over their futures, with one telling the outlet, ‘It’s hard to ignore.’
Moore signed a deal in 2024 that would pay him roughly $6million per year through the 2029 season.
The Wolverines will undergo their second coaching change in three years, releasing Moore after eight years with the organization, including two as head coach.
His buyout was listed at $13.89million, according to USA Today’s college football salary database.
Due to Michigan’s move to fire Moore for cause, it’s possible they’d be off the hook for some – or all – of that buyout figure.
