Few people should be surprised by the official announcement made by the Michigan football team on Friday afternoon: Sherrone Moore will take over as head coach.
Few people should be surprised to learn that Sherrone Moore will take over as head coach of the Michigan football team starting on Friday night. Jim Harbaugh, who left the Michigan Wolverines after nine seasons to join the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday night, is replaced in the position by Moore.
Moore, 37, takes over as Michigan football’s 21st head coach. After a highly praised stint as an assistant with the Wolverines, he was appointed to head coach. Before the 2021 season, he was elevated to the position of offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator after joining the team in 2018 as the tight ends coach from Central Michigan. Moore was made full offensive coordinator prior to the 2023 season for the Wolverines, while he continued to coach the offensive line.
Not only did Moore serve as an assistant coach but he also went 4-0 in his interim role as head coach the previous season, leading the team to wins in the top 10 against Ohio State and Penn State while Harbaugh was serving two consecutive three-game suspensions due to separate NCAA investigations.
Moore, who has a reputation for being an intense coach who tells players he wants to “coach them hard, love them harder,” is generally anticipated to succeed Jim Harbaugh as head coach of Michigan if and when he steps down, as the Wolverines look to continue their recent winning streak in football. Michigan recently won a national championship, along with a 15-0 record, a Rose Bowl victory, a third consecutive Big Ten championship, and a third consecutive victory over Ohio State.
Michigan is 40-3 in the past three seasons, including seven victories over teams ranked in the top ten. During that run, Moore was a nominee for the Broyles Award in 2023 and led offensive lines that won the Joe Moore Award in 2021 and 2022. Moore will be responsible for upholding the team’s hard-working mentality and physical style of play, especially given that the offence will feature ten new starters in the upcoming year.
See more about Moore’s history, his ascent through the ranks at Michigan, his top responsibilities during his first month on the job, and other details below.
Prior to Michigan
Moore, who was born in Derby, Kansas, started his football career in 2004–05 as an offensive tackle at Butler Community College. From 2006–07, he played under Bob Stoops at Oklahoma. His coaching career started in 2009 as a graduate assistant at Louisville under Steve Kragthorpe. In 2010 and 2011, he worked under Charlie Strong. Moore coached Louisville’s tight ends from 2012 to 2013, the year before Strong moved to Texas.
Then, from 2014 to 2017, he worked as the tight ends coach at Central Michigan. Moore became an associate head coach and recruiting coordinator in his fourth season with the Chippewas.
Moore was added as tight ends coach on January 15, 2018, five days after former Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos was appointed as Michigan’s new wide receivers coach. Moore would succeed in Ann Arbour even if Enos was only there for fifteen days.
Early days — intense tight ends coach, recruiting savant
Moore’s demanding coaching approach left an influence on coaches and players as Michigan got ready for the 2018 campaign. Despite the fact that Michigan’s tight end room included returning veterans Zach Gentry, Sean McKeon, and Nick Eubanks, Moore was not afraid to improve the room’s blocking technique because he had recently developed Tyler Conklin into an NFL-caliber tight end (Conklin is still in the NFL and passed 200 career receptions this fall with the New York Jets).
In August of 2018, McKeon told reporters, “He’s a very intelligent guy.” “His knowledge of football extends beyond the tight end position, such as the line. He obviously played offensive line (at Oklahoma), thus his perspective on run-blocking is relevant. However, he also has extensive mastery of the pass game. Thus, he instructs us on the entire comprehensive pass game.
Later that month, Moore would say, “The transition is still going a little bit.” However, I feel like I’ve been here for years as far as figuring out the offence and getting to know the players.
Moore not only made strides in the tight ends room but also began working on Michigan’s 2019 recruiting class. Moore concluded the 2019 cycle as the No. 43 recruiting assistant coach in the nation via 247Sports, a good first showing from a first-year tight ends coach. Moore was the main recruiter for five-star safety Daxton Hill, four-star Trevor Keegan, and four-star Erick All.
Moore came in at number twelve in the 247Sports recruitment rankings for 2020. And in 2021, despite Michigan’s 2-4 season, Moore was the main recruiter for JJ McCarthy, Giavanni El-Hadi, and other players. He finished second in the Big Ten and sixth in 247Sports’ rankings.
In retrospect, one of the most successful assistant coaching runs in programme history was predicted by Michigan’s tight end success on the field and Moore’s recruiting success off the field.
2021-2022 — An all-time great offensive-line run
Moore was appointed Michigan’s offensive line coach prior to the 2021 season, despite never having coached offensive line previously. Although that was arguably the largest hiring risk Harbaugh has taken while at Michigan, he swiftly accepted it.
By August 2021, Harbaugh declared, “Well, I’ve been impressed with Sherrone Moore since the interview.” “He’s a terrific coach and a shining star, in my opinion. The offensive team is collaborating incredibly effectively.
Any athlete, in my opinion, will respect their coach and pay attention to someone who is knowledgeable in the field. Sherrone is an excellent mentor.
Three months later, whoever had doubts about Harbaugh and Moore at the beginning, had none left. Michigan allowed just 14 sacks in 14 games while dominating opponents with their run game. In 2021, they gave up 34 tackles for loss, which was 10 fewer than any other team in the country. That, along with a tenacious victory over Ohio State and the Big Ten championship, gave Michigan the
