BREAKING NEWS: Michigan head coach is in denger…
Sherrone Moore has been selected by Michigan to succeed Jim Harbaugh as head coach.
Sherrone Moore, who took over for Jim Harbaugh earlier this week when he accepted the head coaching position with the Los Angeles Chargers, was named the next head coach of Michigan on Friday.
Moore’s five-year contract includes a $500,000 basic salary and an extra $5 million in pay in the first year. Moore will earn $500,000 every contract year if he stays on as head coach for the full year, with his pay and supplemental bonus increasing by 2% each of the next several years.
In addition, he is eligible for prizes totaling up to $3.5 million, which includes $500,000 for winning a conference title and $1 million for taking home the national title. His purchase price begins at $5 million and drops by $1 million year, reaching $1 million in the
“I have been preparing my entire coaching career for this opportunity and I can’t think of a better place to be head coach than at the University of Michigan,” Moore stated in a statement. “As a TEAM, we will exert every effort every day to carry on the 144-year tradition of championship football played at Michigan. We won’t be lowering our standards. We will be a championship-caliber football team that is intelligent, resilient, tenacious, passionate, and plays with a winged helmet, each other, and the game.
“We’ll keep striving for success in the classroom, in our communities, and off the field. Working in this new capacity with our athletes and coaches excites me.
Prior to being hired by Harbaugh, Moore had coaching positions at Louisville and Central Michigan. He was appointed tight ends coach at Michigan prior to the 2018 season. Prior to the 2021 season, after the offensive line earned the Joe Moore Award as the best in college football for two consecutive seasons, he was named the offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator.
Athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement, “Sherrone has proven to be a great leader for our football program, especially the offensive line and players on the offensive side of the football.” He is a vibrant, ferocious, and competitive person who brings out the best in the athletes he coaches. The athletes like competing against him and hanging out with him in the
