911 Call For Fired Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore's Arrest Released

A University of Michigan employee called police to report an attack by former Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore during the incident that led to his arrest shortly after his termination on Wednesday (December 10).

Audio from the 911 call obtained and shared by TMZ Sports on Thursday (December 11) and reported to be made at around 4:00 p.m. local time, prior to news of Moore's termination being shared publicly. The employee, who had worked for the football team for several years, held the role of executive assistant to the head coach, though it wasn't immediately clear whether she was the woman that Moore was alleged to have had an "inappropriate affair" with leading to his firing with cause.

The woman's name was, however, trending among internet sleuths who pegged her as the employee, though not verified as of Thursday. The 911 audio also included a report being made acknowledging that the suspect's wife told police that he was suicidal and appeared to sound like it was due to "losing his job today."

The audio also stated the suspect had a knife and that a University of Michigan detective was headed to or from the location. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on SportsCenter that Moore was acting "strange" in the lead-up to his firing.

“There had been a lot of uneasiness on the Michigan staff, sources had told me Sherrone Moore had been acting strange, berating assistant coaches, not acting in a normal way,” Thamel said.

An initial investigation was reported to have calmed toward the end of Michigan's regular season, which concluded with a 27-9 loss to arch rival Ohio State on November 29, and began boiling over the past week, resulting in what was described as a "rare" move by Michigan, according to Thamel.

“It is rare that you get a statement like the one Michigan had, being as explicit as they are, saying it was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member that led to Sherrone Moore’s firing,” he said.

Thamel reported that Moore was in custody in the Washtenaw County Jail in connection with "an alleged assault" hours after his firing with cause over an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member," citing a press release sent by Pittsfield Charter Township, Wednesday night.

"Pittsfield Charter Township sent ESPN this press release, which does not name Sherrone Moore but references 'investigating an alleged assault.' Statement: 'A suspect in this case was taken into custody....,'" Thamel wrote on his X account.

Records show that Moore was booked at 8:30 p.m. local time, however, no charges were listed at the time of publication Wednesday evening. University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel confirmed Moore's firing in a statement to Thamel earlier in the day.

"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately. Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member," Manuel said via Thamel.

Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi, who returned to the position in 2025 after spending two seasons as the Charlotte 49ers' head coach, will take over as the Wolverines' interim head coach, according to Manuel. Poggi, 65, had previously served as an interim when Moore, 39, served a self-imposed two-game suspension during the 2025 regular season.

Moore went 16-8 during his tenure as Michigan's head coach, which included a non-conference win against Bowling Green, as well as three wins against Penn State, Maryland and Ohio State credited to former head coach Jim Harbaugh during the 2023 national championship season when Moore served as acting head coach in Harbaugh's absence due to a suspension. The former guard replaced Harbaugh when the latter accepted the head coaching position with the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers in 2024 and went 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) during his first season and 7-3 (6-2 Big Ten) in 2025.