Two 911 calls on Dec. 10 reported that fired University of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was suicidal following an alleged confrontation in which he left a staffer’s home with kitchen knives. He was located in a church parking lot, arrested, and booked, then held for 36 hours before his Dec. 12 arraignment. Moore faces one felony and two misdemeanors, must wear a GPS device, receive mental health treatment, and is barred from contacting the staffer. He is due back in court on Jan. 22, 2026, and the university will not pay the remaining $12.3 million on his contract.
Sherrone Moore Reported Suicidal After Alleged Confrontation; Arrested and Charged
Sherrone Moore/InstagramSherrone Moore and wife Kelli in May 2018.
Local authorities focused on the immediate safety risk on Dec. 10 after at least two separate 911 calls reported that recently dismissed University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was suicidal.
Timeline of Events
At about 4:15 p.m., an attorney for a Michigan staffer called 911, saying the staffer reported a man—identified as Moore—had forced his way into her home and left with multiple kitchen knives. Minutes later, at roughly 4:23 p.m., Moore’s wife, Kelli, called 911 to report that her husband was "suicidal" after losing his job. By approximately 4:34 p.m., an officer who interviewed the staffer told dispatchers that Moore had "put a knife to his throat and run out." Officers searched the University athletic facility and Moore’s Ann Arbor home before locating him in a church parking lot shortly after 5 p.m.
Aaron J. Thornton/GettySherrone Moore
Arrest, Booking and Initial Court Proceedings
Authorities arrested Moore at the church parking lot; he was booked into the Washtenaw County Corrections Division around 8:30 p.m. He spent about 36 hours in custody and was released after an arraignment on Dec. 12. At that hearing Moore was charged with one felony (home invasion) and two misdemeanor counts. The felony home-invasion charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years if he is convicted at trial.
Release Conditions
Moore posted bail and was released under court-ordered conditions: he must wear a GPS monitoring device, undergo mental health treatment, and have no contact with the staffer. A Pittsfield Township detective testified that the staffer’s attorney alleged a long history of domestic violence by Moore and described him as "very dangerous." Moore is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 22, 2026, for a probable cause hearing.
Washtenaw County Sheriff's OfficeSherrone Moore mugshot
University And Contract Context
The University of Michigan had already completed its regular season when Moore was dismissed. Assistant coach Biff Poggi will serve as interim head coach for the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve; Poggi previously acted as interim head coach twice in September after the NCAA suspended Moore amid an investigation into alleged sign-stealing by staff. The university will not pay the roughly $12.3 million remaining on Moore’s contract over the next three years.
Personal Notes
Moore and his wife Kelli have three young daughters. He has not issued a public statement about his firing or the criminal charges. Law enforcement records indicate Moore told an officer that he and the staffer had been in an intimate relationship for about two years.
Note: This report reflects charges and allegations; they have not been proven in court.
