Michigan players feel 'very betrayed' by Sherrone Moore scandal, interim coach reveals

Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney has the latest on former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore's fall from grace on 'Special Report.'

Michigan interim head coach Biff Poggi revealed this week that his players are battling emotions of betrayal and anger ahead of their bowl game appearance in the wake of the scandal involving former coach Sherrone Moore. 

In his first media availability after Moore was fired last week and subsequently jailed on three charges, including a felony home invasion, Poggi told the media that he has been helping players process after the university revealed that Moore had been fired for having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. 

Michigan interim head coach Biff Poggi answers a question during an NCAA college football Citrus Bowl news conference in Winter Park, Florida, on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of his team's New Year's Eve appearance against Texas in the bowl in Orlando, Florida.  (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

"It has been a tumultuous time," Poggi said, via ESPN. "A lot of ... first disbelief, then anger, then really, what we're in right now is the kids, quite frankly, feel very betrayed, and we're trying to work through that."

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Poggi, who previously stepped in to coach this season as Moore served a self-imposed suspension for previous NCAA violations, said he’s doing his part through his actions "because words are cheap, and that takes a lot of time. What it really takes is you being willing to listen."

Moore appeared in a Washtenaw County court on Friday, where his bond was set at $25,000 and included several conditions, including no contact with the alleged victim in the case. A not guilty plea was entered for