Fired Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore Reportedly Became ‘Suicidal’ After Police Rushed to His Executive Assistant’s Apartment — A Dark, Chaotic Spiral That Has Left the College Football World Stunned and Desperate for Answers
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was reported to be “suicidal” before he was arrested Wednesday following an alleged knife-wielding assault at his executive assistant’s apartment, police radio traffic revealed.
Police were called to the home of Paige Shiver, Moore’s 30-year-old staffer, after he allegedly went off the rails when he lost his $30 million job leading the Michigan Wolverines.
Police dispatch audio from a domestic violence call placed from a Michigan football employee’s Ann Arbor address states there was a male at the address “attacking her” and the alleged victim said “he’s been stalking her for months.”
Cops were called to the home of Moore’s staffer Paige Shiver after he allegedly went off the rails when he lost his $30 million job coaching the Wolverines.
The audio purportedly references now-fired Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who was arrested Wednesday in connection to assault allegations hours before he was fired from his $6 million per year gig.
Michigan fired Moore after receiving evidence that he had an “inappropriate relationship” with an employee at the Big 10 university. That employee has not been publicly identified.
“Male at the location is attacking her … said he’s been stalking her for months,” a dispatcher says in the audio around 4 p.m.
At another point in the audio, the dispatcher says the caller said Moore threatened her with a knife before running away and throwing down the weapon.
Later, police were summoned to a nearby church, where Moore was reported to be “suicidal.”
Moore has been married to his wife Kelli since 2015.
“It’s gonna be at the Well Church, 211 Willis Road … suicidal … driving a black Chevy Tahoe blacked out,” the Washtenaw County police dispatcher says.
The call came from Shiver’s Ann Arbor address, according to public records, though it was not immediately clear if she was the victim.
Moore — who married his wife, Kelli, in 2015 and has three daughters — was fired “with cause” by the university on Wednesday over the affair allegations.
Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel announced the firing of Moore — who led the Wolverines for two seasons — just minutes after the first report of the assault to police.
Shiver is seen in an Instagram photo.
Moore is in custody and being investigated by police after news of his firing from the University of Michigan football coach position surfaced.
The release of the audio follows a bombshell local TV interview with John Bacon, a University of Michigan instructor and author with deep ties to the school’s illustrious football program.
Bacon claimed Moore, 39, “broke into an employee’s home in Pittsfield Township … grabbed a knife, and threatened to harm her and harm himself.”
Moore took over the Michigan coaching role in 2024 after Jim Harbaugh led the team to a national championship before departing as head coach.
Moore remains in custody at Washtenaw County Jail, where Bacon says he’s in protective custody “surrounded by mental health professionals.”
Pittsfield police confirmed Wednesday they started investigating the alleged assault at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, but didn’t explicitly name Moore.
The department said the investigation is ongoing and that more information would be released when it becomes available.
“The incident does not appear to be random in nature, and there appears to be no ongoing threat to the community,” the statement from the Pittsfield police department read.
Prior to his shocking firing, Moore had been acting “strange,” according to ESPN — college football reporter Pete Thamel writing that the situation had been “percolating” for the last few weeks.
“There had been a lot of uneasiness on the Michigan staff, sources had told me Sherrone Moore had been acting strange, berating assistant coaches, not acting in a normal way,” Thamel said Wednesday on “SportsCenter” after Michigan axed its coach in his second season.
