The Michigan Wolverines are firing head football coach Sherrone Moore after he was found to have had an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member, the school announced Wednesday.

The abrupt firing of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore has thrust the university into a coaching search at an inopportune time on the NCAA college football calendar.

Moore was fired over an "inappropriate relationship," the university said.

The University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore earlier in the day, an abrupt end to his career there in one of the highest profile jobs in college football.

University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired after the university found credible evidence of a violation of university policy. The circumstances around the Big Ten coaching change are one of five “must read” stories to get your morning started on Thursday, Dec. 11.

DeBoer and the Crimson Tide's chief focus can now be on the Sooners after a previous loss to Oklahoma last month put Alabama in several playoff elimination games down the stretch. The Crimson Tide suffered three giveaways during that 23-21 setback in Tuscaloosa despite doubling Oklahoma in total yardage and largely dominating the contest.

The Michigan Wolverines remain in headlines this week as chaos ensues in Ann Arbor following the firing of head coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday. Wolverines at

ANN ARBOR, MI - A man yelling “Go Blue” and expletives about Ohio State University preceded a stabbing after a Wolverines football game earlier this month. Herbert Bertz, 46, is accused of stabbing a 34-year-old Tekonsha man after he yelled “Go Blue” and “F--- Ohio State,” according to court records.