Michigan resident Sherrone Moore faces a two-game suspension.
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Michigan's head football coach, Sherrone Moore, is takin' a timeout for two games in the 2025 season. This suspension is due to the 2023 advanced scouting scandal, where he allegedly exchanged suspicious texts with staffer Connor Stalions, a Level II NCAA violation.
The Wolverines' games that Moore'll miss are the third at home against Central Michigan on Sept. 13, and the fourth, the Big Ten opener at Nebraska on Sept. 20. Before that, he'll be on the field for the season opener against New Mexico at home on Aug. 30, and a tough road game at Oklahoma (his alma mater) on Sept. 6.
Moore took over from Jim Harbaugh in 2025 and gave the Wolverines an 8-5 record (5-4 Big Ten). They ended the season with a 19-13 win against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024.
According to ESPN, the suspension stems from allegations that Moore deleted a thread of over 50 texts with Stalions in October 2023.
Michigan was hit with 11 NCAA violations in an August 2024 notice of allegations. These included six Level I violations, the most serious of the lot. Michigan and the NCAA are still talking things over, trying to settle this matter.
For context, Moore's suspension could be a step towards reconciliation in these ongoing discussions with the NCAA. There are whispers that the NCAA might add more games to Moore's suspension because they managed to get their hands on those deleted texts Michigan scratched away. But the final NCAA decision and any extra penalties won't come until later in the summer or early fall of 2025. NCAA chief Charlie Baker seems confident that Michigan's national championship, won in 2024, was on the up-and-up. Until the NCAA wraps up its investigation and comes to a conclusion, the situation remains unsettled and Michigan is just waitin' for the final说明[1].
- The ongoing suspension of Michigan's head coach, Sherrone Moore, looms over the upcoming American football season, as he misses two games due to the Advanced Scouting scandal.
- Despite the suspension, Moore will be present for the season opener with New Mexico on August 30 and the challenging game at his alma mater, Oklahoma, on September 6.
- With Moore on leave, Michigan may face challenges in maintaining their winning streak, as the loss against Central Michigan on September 13 and the Big Ten opener at Nebraska on September 20 approach.
- The NCAA sports analysis on the scandal alleges that Moore's deletion of over 50 texts with staffer Connor Stalions in October 2023 constitutes a Level II NCAA violation. Speculation persists that additional games may be added to Moore's suspension as the NCAA's investigation continues.
