Sherrone Moore joined Michigan's coaching staff in 2018 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2021. He is also in a romantic relationship with Paige Shiver.
Key points
Sherrone Moore hired as tight ends coach in 2018
Promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2021
Co-offensive coordinator with Josh Gattis and later Matt Weiss
Moore and Paige Shiver begin romantic relationship
October 2021: Paige Shiver is hired as an intern in the University of Michigan football program.
January 2022:Moore and Shiver begin a romantic relationship, according to Shiver's interview with ABC. By February 2022, she is listed as assistant recruiting and operations coordinator for UM football.
Summer 2025: The University of Michigan opens an investigation into a possible inappropriate relationship between Moore and an unnamed staff member in the summer, following concerns or a tip within the program.
Dec. 8, 2025: According to court records, the staff member ended what Washtenaw County prosecutors describe as an âintimate relationshipâ that had gone on for a number of years.
Dec. 12, 2025: At a Washtenaw County District Court arraignment, Moore is charged with thirdâdegree home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering. Prosecutors said the victim and Moore had an intimate relationship for a number of years, that she ended it on Dec. 8, and that Moore continued to call and text her repeatedly, leading her to seek help from the university*.* Bail is set at $25,000, and Moore is released on bond with conditions including no contact and other restrictions.
University response and athleticâdepartment review
Dec. 16, 2025: Interim President Domenico Grasso announces that Michigan will expand the scope of an outside firmâs work (Jenner & Block) to conduct an âindependent evaluation of culture, conduct and proceduresâ in the athletic department following the Moore firing.
Moore pleads guilty to lesser charges
March 6, 2026: Moore reaches a plea deal in which he pleads no contest to two misdemeanor counts: malicious use of a telecommunications device in the context of a domestic relationship and trespassing.
March 12, 2026: Former football executive assistant Paige Shiver releases a statement through her attorneys saying the university failed to protect her from "years of manipulation, harassment, and exploitation" by Moore. The Chicago-based Action Injury Law Group said the power imbalance between the "powerful head coach and a subordinate employee created an environment where (she) felt pressured, intimidated, and unable to escape conduct that should never occur in any workplace â let alone at a public university."April 13, 2026: Moore is sentenced to 18 months of probation and no additional jail time after his noâcontest plea on the misdemeanors. Court coverage indicates the judge also imposes fines and court costs (over $1,000 total), orders continued mentalâhealth treatment, bans alcohol, marijuana and illegal drugs, and bars Moore from any contact with the staffer or her home or workplace, with weapons restrictions and a future review hearing scheduled.
Warde Manuel 'felt betrayed' by Moore
April 2026: In an interview with The Detroit News, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said he âfelt betrayedâ when the investigation established Moore had committed a fireable offense, expressing hurt for staff, studentâathletes and the university as a whole.
Shiver tells story in interview
Shiver told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she aborted a child with Moore in a relationship that lasted four years and was "encouraged" by members of the university's athletic department.
