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The ex-head football coach at the University of Michigan remained in jail on Thursday, a day after the university fired him “with cause, effective immediately”.<\/p>\n
The university said an investigation found “credible evidence” coach Sherrone Moore had “engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member”. <\/p>\n
The same day he was fired, Mr Moore was detained by police in a nearby suburb for alleged assault, according to police. <\/p>\n
The termination and detention represent the latest shakeup in the billion-dollar world of college sports, after Lane Kiffin announced last week that he was leaving the University of Mississippi to coach at Louisiana State University under a $91m contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Like coach Kiffin’s departure, Mr Moore’s exit from the team occurred on the eve of the College Football Playoff and a slate of championship games referred to as bowl games. <\/p>\n
In his second year as head coach, Mr Moore was due to lead the Michigan Wolverines in a storied rivalry against the University of Texas on 31 December in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. <\/p>\n
The school’s athletic director, Warde Manuel, said in the statement provided to the BBC that Mr Moore’s alleged inappropriate relationship “constitutes a clear violation of university policy”, and the school “maintains zero tolerance for such behavior”.<\/p>\n
Mr Moore, 39, will be replaced by Biff Poggi, the team’s associate head coach.<\/p>\n
According to police in Pittsfield Township, about 15 minutes from the university in Ann Arbor, officers responded at 16:10 EST (21:10 GMT) on Wednesday to investigate reports of an alleged assault.<\/p>\n
Police from the neighbouring city of Saline then “assisted in locating and detaining former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore”, a statement from Saline police said, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n
“Mr. Moore was turned over to the Pittsfield Township Police Department for investigation into potential charges.”<\/p>\n
Pittsfield police said a suspect was “lodged” at a Washtenaw County jail while prosecutors reviewed charges. <\/p>\n
Details of the alleged inappropriate relationship and assault were not released. <\/p>\n
Mr Moore could not be reached for comment. Police said he remained in custody on Thursday, and family members did not respond to inquiries from the BBC. <\/p>\n
Mr Moore joined the Michigan Wolverines in 2018 as a tight-end coach. He became acting head coach in the 2023 season for three games, while then-head coach Jim Harbaugh was under suspension. <\/p>\n
Mr Moore won each of the three games and was officially made head coach after Mr Harbaugh left to coach in the NFL. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n