Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore walks into court hand in hand with wife ahead of latest hearing

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FormerMichigan head coachSherrone Moore was spotted holding hands with his wife, Kelli, inside an Ann Arbor district court Friday morning.

Moore is the defendant in a criminal case after he was arrested shortly after being fired due to an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.Soon after the firing, he was jailed after allegedly breaking into the staffer’s house andthreatening to kill himself.

Prosecutors accused Moore of contacting the staffer via phone calls and texts after the breakup, prompting the woman to contact the University of Michigan and cooperate in its investigation.

Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at her home.

Kelli Moore, left, walks with her husband, former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, and his attorney Ellen Michaels at the 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Friday, March 6, 2026.(Mandi Wright/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Moore then allegedly “barged” his way into the residence, grabbed a butter knife and a pair of kitchen scissors and began threatening his own life.According to prosecutors, Moore allegedly told the staffer, “My blood is on your hands” and “You ruined my life.”

Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors later in the day to resolve the felony criminal case.

Moore’s wife also appeared in court in January.

Kelli called 911over concerns the former Michigan coach was “going to hurt himself” after getting “fired from his job.”

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore appears in a courtroom Thursday, Jan.22, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich.(AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Moore and the alleged victim had an “intimate relationship for a number of years,” a prosecutor said during an initial hearing shortly after his arrest.

Moore, if convicted, faces more than half a decade behind bars, which would further damage any hopes he may have of getting back on the sidelines.

Moore went 16-8 as Michigan’s head coach — 8-5 in year one, 7-3 last season.He missed a pair of games due to a suspension from asign-stealing investigation.

Sherrone Moore was booked into the Washtenaw County Jail

Sherrone Moore�18, 2025.(Washtenaw County Jail)

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Moore replaced Jim Harbaugh after the team completed a 15-0 season en route to a national championship.Moore was the offensive coordinator of that squad.

� Paulina Dedaj and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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