Overview
- An internal university investigation found credible evidence Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, violating policy, the athletic director said.
- Associate head coach Biff Poggi was appointed interim head coach as Michigan prepares to face Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31.
- Police in Saline said they detained Moore hours after the announcement and turned him over to Pittsfield Township authorities for investigation into potential charges.
- Because the termination was for cause, reporting indicates Michigan does not plan to pay the buyout that would have approached roughly $12.3 million.
- Moore had served suspensions tied to the sign-stealing probe earlier this season, and multiple reports say the university’s inquiry into the relationship began in mid-November and was conveyed to players in an unscheduled meeting.