Heisman hopeful reflects on decision not to play for Michigan after Sherrone Moore saga

Jeremiyah Love was astir a Michigan Wolverine.

A four-star enlistee successful precocious school, the Wolverines gave him an offer, but helium yet decided connected Notre Dame.

It's hardly a determination helium regrets, arsenic helium turned himself into a first-round draught prospect. But successful lawsuit that wasn't enough, Michigan recovered itself successful the mediate of a large contention this week.

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Jeremiyah Love said helium "loved" Michigan erstwhile helium was offered to spell there, but yet decided connected Notre Dame. (Gregory Fisher, Scott W. Grau/Getty Images)

Head manager Sherrone Moore was fired aft it was recovered helium was having an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. Hours later, helium was jailed and yet charged with location penetration and stalking.

The Heisman Trophy finalist reflected connected his determination to walk connected Michigan successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

"I mean, I loved Michigan. Michigan was a large school, a large program. They had a batch of large radical there. It conscionable wasn't the spot for me," Love said. "I don't privation to accidental I'm gladsome I didn't spell there, but I deliberation I made the close determination to prime Notre Dame arsenic acold arsenic immoderate different school, due to the fact that Notre Dame was conscionable the close spot for me."

In much ways than one, it seems similar Love made the close choice.

Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love (4) runs the shot into the extremity portion for a touchdown successful the archetypal fractional of a NCAA shot crippled against Syracuse astatine Notre Dame Stadium connected Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, successful South Bend. (Michael Clubb/South Bend Tribune / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Prosecutors accused Moore of contacting the staffer via telephone calls and texts aft they broke up connected Monday, prompting the pistillate to interaction the University of Michigan and cooperate successful its investigation. Moore was subsequently fired from his presumption arsenic caput shot coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to amusement up astatine her home.

Moore allegedly "barged" his mode into the victim's residence soon aft Michigan fired him for origin owed to an "inappropriate relationship" with a unit member. Moore allegedly grabbed food knives and a brace of room scissors and began threatening his ain life. According to prosecutors, Moore allegedly told the staffer, "My humor is connected your hands" and "You ruined my life."

Moore joined his woman successful 2015, and they person 3 daughters.

Former Michigan shot manager Sherrone Moore appears via video successful tribunal successful Ann Arbor, Michigan, connected Dec. 12, 2025. (Ryan Sun/AP Photo)

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The justice successful the lawsuit granted Moore a $25,000 enslaved with conditions that included regular intelligence wellness treatment, being fitted with a GPS tracking device, nary interaction of immoderate benignant with the unfortunate and remaining successful Michigan. 

Moore's adjacent tribunal day is connected Jan. 22.

Fox News Digital's Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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