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Former Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation and various court fines on Tuesday for his charges related to a confrontation with his assistant soon after the former coach was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her.
Moore, who was fired for cause by the Wolverines in December 2025, was then arrested that same day after allegedly confronting the woman with whom he had been having a relationship with.
In March 2025, Moore entered a plea deal that led to his felony charge being dropped, but pleading no contest to a pair of misdemeanors.
Here’s what to know about Moore’s sentencing, charges and the known details from his arrest.
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Sherrone Moore sentencing, explained
On Tuesday, Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation and court fines totaling around $1,000, per Tony Garcia, for his misdemeanors related to his confrontation with a Michigan assistant following his firing from the team on Dec. 10, 2025.
The maximum possible penalty for his charges was six months in jail. His punishment came at the discretion of 14A Ann Arbor District Court Judge Cedric Simpson, who also said that Moore is to have no contact with the alleged victim, cannot use alcohol or recreational marijuana, must continue mental health treatment and may not have possession of any weapons.
During his court appearance for the sentencing, Moore made a brief statement, saying he has “taken this process very seriously.”
Former Michigan HC Sherrone Moore address the court during his sentencing hearing pic.twitter.com/hAdPvxHLyR
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace) April 14, 2026
Additionally, Simpson said that Moore’s wife, Kelli, wrote a letter to the court that had the “biggest impact” on the punishment to hand down to the former coach, per Tony Garcia.
Judge Cedric Simpson spent time praising Kelli Moore for her handling of the situation Sherrone Moore put her and her family in. pic.twitter.com/nhqZt8wo8M
— Tony Garcia | Detroit Free Press (@RealTonyGarcia) April 14, 2026
Why was Sherrone Moore arrested?
Hours after being fired for cause by Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Dec. 10, 2025, Moore was detained by police and later booked into the Washtenaw County Jail.
Moore was fired by the Wolverines for having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. That evening, he allegedly drove to the woman’s home and confronted her, blamed her for his firing, and threatened to kill himself with butter knives in her apartment. Authorities also later said that the woman had ended the affair and spoken to Michigan officials about it. Moore did not harm himself, and he was arrested in a parking lot away from the woman’s apartment.
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Sherrone Moore charges
Originally, Moore was charged with felony home invasion, misdemeanor breaking and entering and misdemeanor stalking. Those charges were able to lead to up to six years in prison if Moore was convicted on all of them.
However, the felony charge was later dropped as part of a plea agreement. On Tuesday, Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation and court fines for his two misdemeanor charges.
Sherrone Moore plea deal
On March 6, Moore agreed to a deal that resulted in him pleading no contest to two new misdemeanor charges in exchange for the dropping of the previous felony count and two separate misdemeanors.
Moore’s new misdemeanor charges are for malicious use of a telecommunication device in a domestic relationship and trespassing, per ESPN.
“All the [initial] charges against Mr. Moore were not supported by facts of law,” Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, said after the March hearing, per ESPN. “The dismissal of those charges validates the concerns we raised about the investigation from the very beginning. Mr. Moore is pleased to put this behind him and move forward.”
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Who is Sherrone Moore’s girlfriend?
Moore was fired by Michigan after the university found “credible evidence” that he had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. The woman who had allegedly been in a relationship with Moore was Paige Shiver, a former executive assistant under the coach.
Additionally, multiple reports have surfaced that Moore was investigated for “at least” two additional incidents during his time as head coach. The Athletic reported that Moore had contact with at least five women on social media while at Michigan. One woman showed the outlet that Moore had asked to fly her to come see him.
Moore has been married to Kelli Moore since 2015, with whom he has three daughters.
Who is Paige Shiver?
Shiver was the staff member who came forward as Moore’s alleged victim.
Shiver, through an attorney, told the Detroit News in March that the coach “took advantage of a younger, female employee [Shiver]. Leadership knew and failed to act to protect her.”
The statement alleged that the conduct took place over a “long period of time.”
“It raises urgent and troubling questions about how a powerful figure within a major university athletic program was able to engage in years of inappropriate conduct toward a subordinate without meaningful intervention or oversight,” the statement said.
Additionally, per People, Shiver alleged that she faced years of “manipulation, harassment, and exploitation” from Moore, who “held enormous power over her professional life as the head football coach of one of the nation’s most prominent college football programs.”
“The power imbalance between a powerful head coach and a subordinate employee created an environment where our client felt pressured, intimidated, and unable to escape conduct that should never occur in any workplace—let alone at a public university,” Shiver’s statement said in March, per People.
Shiver’s statements did not provide any details about Moore’s alleged conduct.
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