LOOK: Sherrone Moore officially sends tweet announcing Michigan football head coach hire
Michigan football fans waited with bated breath to see what the program would do to replace Jim Harbaugh.
The foregone conclusion was the Wolverines would hire offensive coordinator, former interim coach and Harbaugh-protege Sherrone Moore. However, the timing wasn’t certain because the university, under state law, was required to post the job publicly for at least a week. However, it appears the university secured the waiver it needed. It announced Moore’s hire 48 hours after Harbaugh’s departure without publicly posting the job.
The announcement came on Friday evening, and when it came to the X (formerly Twitter) post, Moore was the one who sent it.
Look below.
From the man himself. It’s official!#GoBlue | @Coach_SMoore pic.twitter.com/x7pg6lh2xI
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) January 27, 2024
“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 said in a statement. “We will do everything each day as a TEAM to continue the legacy of championship football that has been played at Michigan for the past 144 years. Our standards will not change. We will be a smart, tough, dependable, relentless and enthusiastic championship-level team that loves football and plays with passion for the game, the winged helmet and each other. We will also continue to achieve excellence off the field, in the classroom and in our communities. I am excited to start working in this new role with our players, coaches and staff.”
Moore is the 21st head coach in program history, and he’ll have big shoes to fill. He’s replacing a coach who went 89-25, having beaten Ohio State three straight times, having won three consecutive Big Ten championships and having earned a national championship.
