There's a Drastic Solution to Michigan's Sherrone Moore Situation. It's Their Best Option.

"We know so little about Michigan's shock firing of football coach Sherrone Moore. We know that the school fired him on Wednesday for cause, saving a $14 million buyout in the process. We know that Michigan found what it called credible evidence that Moore had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. We know that Moore was in police custody by Wednesday night."

"We know that in a 911 call, a woman said someone who matched Moore's description had stalked her for months and on the day of the firing, grabbed a knife and made violent threats. Moore was set for arraignment on Friday on to-be-announced charges. All we know other than that is that we will learn more later. The Moore story is shocking and will drag out for at least as long as his legal case does."

"Michigan has to make a clean break from the entire tree of people that yielded Moore. That means separating from the legacy of the school's previous coach, national champion Jim Harbaugh, and more importantly from athletic director Warde Manuel. Many, many things about rebuilding (or just holding together) the Michigan football program will be hard. Sidelining the guy who has run the athletic department since 2016 should be easy."

Michigan fired football coach Sherrone Moore for cause, saving a reported $14 million buyout, after finding what the school called credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Moore was in police custody the same day, and a 911 caller alleged a person matching Moore's description had stalked her, grabbed a knife, and made violent threats on the day of the firing. Moore faced imminent arraignment on unspecified charges. The legal process is likely to be lengthy. Calls for institutional change include severing ties with the leadership linked to Moore and addressing longstanding misconduct within the athletic department.

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