Michigan president calls Sherrone Moore's conduct a 'breach of trust' after shocking dismissal and arrest

University of Michigan interim president Domenico Grasso sent a wide email connection to students connected Thursday addressing the caller contention surrounding erstwhile shot manager Sherrone Moore's alleged narration with a staffer. 

In the message, Grasso besides requested that immoderate pupil with accusation connected the concern travel forward. 

"Students, Earlier this week, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics dismissed caput shot manager Sherrone Moore with origin for violating University argumentation by engaging successful an inappropriate narration with a unit member. When the findings of a University probe into Coach Moore’s behaviour were presented connected Wednesday, we instantly terminated his employment," a transcript of the connection obtained by Fox News Digital read.

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Michigan Wolverines caput manager Sherrone Moore leaves the tract pursuing the NCAA shot crippled against the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor, Michigan connected Nov. 29, 2025.  (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

"There is perfectly nary tolerance for this behaviour astatine the University of Michigan. None. I person been successful adjacent connection with the Board of Regents and we are agreed successful committing to doing what is right. This breach of spot by Coach Moore is achy for galore successful our community, archetypal and foremost, the individuals straight progressive successful this situation.

"Yet our swift and decisive enactment reflects the University’s staunch committedness to a field civilization of respect, integrity and accountability. All of the facts present indispensable beryllium known, truthful the University’s probe volition continue," the connection continued. "Our assemblage has worked diligently successful caller years to fortify a harmless and respectful situation for all. We indispensable stay steadfast with those efforts.

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Michigan caput manager Sherrone Moore watches from the sideline during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Ohio State, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, successful Ann Arbor, Michigan. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

"Each of america shares an work to uphold our values. If you go alert of immoderate usurpation of U-M policies, I powerfully promote you to study it done the University’s compliance hotline. I person tremendous religion successful the University of Michigan and the principled enactment our faculty, unit and students transportation retired each day. Together, we volition determination guardant with integrity and excellence, and reaffirm our dedication to serving the nationalist good."

Moore was fired Wednesday, and the University of Michigan rapidly announced it recovered credible grounds of an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. Moore was past detained by constabulary connected Wednesday aft quality of his dismissal broke. Pittsfield constabulary said Moore would beryllium arraigned connected Friday.

Pittsfield constabulary said they responded to a location arsenic portion of an battle investigation. Police said a fishy was taken into custody and that the incidental does not look to beryllium random. Police said the fishy was lodged successful the Washtenaw County Jail pending reappraisal of charges by the Washtenaw County prosecutor.

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

Francis Xavier "Biff" Poggi was named interim caput manager and volition beryllium connected the sidelines erstwhile Michigan takes connected Texas successful the Citrus Bowl connected Dec. 31. Earlier this season, Poggi took implicit for Moore during his suspension.

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Michigan Wolverines caput manager Sherrone Moore leads his squad onto the tract for the NCAA shot crippled against the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor, Michigan, connected Nov. 29, 2025. Ohio State won 27-9. (IMAGN)

Moore "remains nether progressive probe by instrumentality enforcement," and imaginable charges are not expected to beryllium announced until astatine slightest Friday, officials told Fox News Digital.

"Mr. Moore remains successful custody astatine the Washtenaw County Jail. As this remains an progressive investigation, we are incapable to remark further astatine this time, but our bureau volition supply an update erstwhile a determination connected charges is made," the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office said.

Fox News Digital's Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Morik contributed to this report. 

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