Former Michigan University head coach Sherrone Moore, who was fired this week for an alleged inappropriate relationship, has been accused of paying hush money, threatening suicide, and storming the executive assistant with whom he had an affair’s apartment.
As reported by the New York Post, the 39-year-old father of three, who made history as the first Black head coach at Michigan University, was fired from his position on Wednesday (Dec. 10) after the school found “credible evidence” that he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with his executive assistant, 32-year-old Paige Shiver.
Moore, who was arrested shortly after the news of his firing, is facing charges of home invasion in the third degree, stalking and breaking and entering or entering without breaking. Video of his arraignment was released on Friday.
Moore was arrested on potential assault charges, allegedly raised Shiver’s salary by 55 percent last year. Michigan University investigated the allegations of his affair, but he initially denied it. He then fired her at some point, and she came forward to provide evidence of their inappropriate relationship, which resulted in his firing. After he was let go, he allegedly stormed Shiver’s apartment with a knife and appeared “suicidal.” In the lead-up to his arrest and firing, insiders at the school said he was “acting strange, berating assistant coaches.”
The report comes not long after University of Bacon instructor John Bacon claimed that Moore “broke into an employee’s home in Pittsfield Township… grabbed a knife, and threatened to harm her and harm himself.” Bacon added that Moore is in protective custody, “surrounded by mental health professionals.”
In 911 dispatch audio obtained by TMZ, a woman called emergency services on Wednesday and claimed that Moore was “attacking” her and had been “stalking her for months.”
Moore joined the University of Michigan football staff in 2018 as a tight-end coach. He was promoted to head coach in 2024 following the departure of Jim Harbaugh. "U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," the school said in a statement confirming Moore’s firing on Wednesday. "This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.”