Sherrone Moore guides Michigan through emotional 24 hours - ESPN

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — At 3:18 p.m. Saturday, almost exactly 24 hours after news dropped that the Big Ten had suspended Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, the final seconds ticked off the third-ranked Wolverines' biggest win of the season.

That's when the hugs and tears began for Sherrone Moore.

Michigan's 37-year-old offensive coordinator, who served as acting head coach for Saturday's 24-15 win at No. 10 Penn State, had mostly kept his composure during the game. He confronted offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson during a timeout between quarters. He pumped his fist after a Donovan Edwards touchdown run. He turned toward Michigan fans behind the bench after Blake Corum's win-clinching touchdown with 4:15 left and screamed, «Let's go!»

Moore admitted he mostly held it together until the game was over, and then let it all out. After an emotional and explicit interview with Fox immediately after the game, Moore hugged Corum and then cornerback Mike Sainristil. Up next: a long embrace with Albert Karschnia, Michigan's director of recruiting operations, who goes back with Moore to their time at Central Michigan.

Then, it was time for the offensive linemen, Moore's guys, the group he helped win back-to-back Joe Moore Awards as the best unit in the country. Moore squeezed senior guard Zak Zinter, before walking toward the Michigan crowd with senior guard Trevor Keegan.

«It was built up,» Moore said. «Just thinking about our players and how hard they've worked, through all this craziness and all the situations that's going on.… For us to come to this environment and win was huge. I just think about [Harbaugh], man. Love that man with all my heart. Just such a great person, great human, great coach. Just wanted to do it for him.»

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