Sherrone Moore accused of sending strange messages to multiple women amid controversy

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Sherrone Moore was reportedly messaging several women on social media over the last five years in the lead-up to his high-profile firing as Michigan’s head football coach and subsequent arrest.

The Athletic detailed several instances on Monday of Moore leaving women perplexed by messages he sent to them over Instagram.

One woman told the outlet she received a message in November hours before the Wolverines were set to take on Purdue. The message was a hand-waving emoji in which she responded, "hello." The woman told The Athletic she initially believed it was an account pretending to be Moore, but he allegedly assured her it wasn’t. She congratulated him on the win and in the next few days she said he would react to some of the videos she posted on her Instagram Stories.

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Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore watches a play behind quarterback Bryce Underwood (19) during the second half of the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The woman said she didn’t engage further after learning he was married with children.

"What is he doing?" she asked herself, according to The Athletic. "Sitting in the bathroom?"

Moore’s interactions with women on social media were flagged to university officials. One official told the outlet that the messages weren’t harassing in nature, but raised questions.

"It was not sexual harassment," one official told The Athletic. "It was propriety, ‘Are you an idiot?’ kind of stuff."

More than 20 people spoke to The Athletic about