Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he texted with former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore following Moore’s firing from the school and arrest Dec. 10.
“It’s a tragedy. It’s the worst days of his life,” Harbaugh said on “The Dan Patrick Show” Tuesday, when host Dan Patrick asked about Moore’s morale. “You know, ‘Keep it together and take care of your family.’ That’s the message (I told him).”
When Patrick asked Harbaugh how he’s processing the situation, Harbaugh said, “I still don’t have my head wrapped around it, Dan. … I’m praying for all concerned.”
Jim Harbaugh shares that he has been in contact with Sherrone Moore since his arrest. pic.twitter.com/vBc8jENFBB
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) December 16, 2025
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel fired Moore, 39, on Wednesday for an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
A source briefed on the decision said the school received an anonymous tip regarding an inappropriate relationship, prompting the investigation. The investigation initially did not produce evidence of the relationship, the source said, but additional evidence came to light in the 24 hours before Moore’s firing, prompting his dismissal.
Later that day, the Pittsfield Township Police Department (Mich.) arrested Moore after authorities were called to the listed address of a female Michigan football staffer, according to the police dispatch. Police also sent officers to Moore’s listed home address and Schembechler Hall, Michigan’s practice facility. Officers detained Moore in Saline, a few miles outside of Ann Arbor, as part of an alleged assault investigation, according to the Pittsfield Township Police.
Moore was arraigned Friday on third-degree home invasion charges, breaking and entering, and stalking. Prosecutors alleged he confronted the female staffer and threatened suicide after she disclosed the relationship to investigators, prompting Moore’s firing. He was released from Washtenaw County Jail that Friday, Dec. 12.
Moore must be tethered to a GPS as part of his bond condition and continue mental health treatment.
The home invasion charge is a felony, while the stalking and breaking and entering charges are misdemeanors. The charges could result in up to six years in jail.
At the arraignment, prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said Moore and the female staffer “had an intimate relationship for a number of years.” After the woman broke off the relationship Monday, Dec. 8, Rezmierski said, Moore made numerous phone calls and sent several text messages that the staffer did not want. Then the woman disclosed the relationship to the school. Michigan had been investigating the relationship through an outside law firm, Jenner & Block.
Rezmierski told the judge that Moore went to the woman’s house Wednesday and made a series of threatening statements to the woman, including, “I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life.” Moore then left the residence, police said.
At 4:53 p.m. ET, officers said Moore’s wife told them he was in an “unknown parking lot,” according to police dispatch. She later informed police that Moore’s phone had pinged at Well Church in Saline. At 5:16 p.m., he was detained at the church as part of an alleged assault investigation, according to Pittsfield Township Police.
Police said they transported Moore to a hospital for evaluation before taking him to jail.
Joseph Simon, Moore’s attorney in Ann Arbor, told reporters after the arraignment that he had not seen a police report and declined to comment on Moore’s mental state.
Moore’s firing brought an abrupt end to his two-year head-coaching tenure at Michigan, marked by highs and lows. He began on the Wolverines staff as an assistant coach with Harbaugh’s staff from 2018 to 2023. Moore took over the program when Harbaugh left following Michigan’s 2023 national championship win and the NCAA’s investigation into the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal.
However, the program scrambled to maintain its footing after Harbaugh departed for the NFL. Michigan started 4-3 in Moore’s first season, matching its losses from the previous three years combined. The season ended with momentum as the Wolverines upset Ohio State 13-10 in Columbus and signed quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2025.
However, this year’s team fell short of expectations. The Wolverines lost at Oklahoma in Week 2, then USC blew out Michigan in mid-October. Moore’s final game was a 27-9 loss to the Buckeyes that snapped Michigan’s four-game winning streak in the rivalry.
The Stalions’ sign-stealing investigation clouded Moore’s tenure. He served a two-game suspension this season for deleting text messages he’d exchanged with Stalions and was set to be suspended for the 2026 season opener.
