Heisman hopeful reflects on decision not to play for Michigan after Sherrone Moore saga

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love talks to Fox News Digital about the team's decision to opt out of a bowl game after they did not make the College Football Playoff.

Jeremiyah Love was almost a Michigan Wolverine.

A four-star recruit in high school, the Wolverines gave him an offer, but he ultimately decided on Notre Dame.

It's hardly a decision he regrets, as he turned himself into a first-round draft prospect. But in case that wasn't enough, Michigan found itself in the middle of a major controversy this week.

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Jeremiyah Love said he "loved" Michigan when he was offered to go there, but ultimately decided on Notre Dame. (Gregory Fisher, Scott W. Grau/Getty Images)

Head coach Sherrone Moore was fired after it was found he was having an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. Hours later, he was jailed and eventually charged with home invasion and stalking.

The Heisman Trophy finalist reflected on his decision to pass on Michigan in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

"I mean, I loved Michigan. Michigan was a great school, a great program. They had a lot of great people there. It just wasn't the place for me," Love said. "I don't want to say I'm glad I didn't go there, but I think I made the right decision to pick Notre Dame as far as any other school, because Notre Dame was just the right place for me."

In more ways than one, it seems like Love made the right choice.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs the ball into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of a NCAA football game against Syracuse at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in South Bend. (Michael Clubb/South Bend Tribune / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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