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Michigan has promoted offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore to head coach, the school announced Friday, moving quickly to tap one of the key figures behind this year’s championship run as Jim Harbaugh’s successor.
Moore, 37, is the first Black head coach in program history.
“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 the school’s announcement. “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.”
Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore walks to the field ahead of the College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium.
Moore was seen in college football circles as Michigan’s most obvious replacement should Harbaugh leave for a second stint in the NFL. Harbaugh agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday after going 89-25 in his nine seasons with the Wolverines.
By finding a new head coach within the existing staff, Michigan is banking on a seamless transition to help continue the Wolverines’ greatest run in recent history. The Wolverines have claimed three outright Big Ten crowns in a row, beaten Ohio State three years in a row and just claimed their first national championship since 1997.
Moore is the fifth head coach in the program’s modern era to be promoted as an assistant. All four of the previous hires reached a Rose Bowl and two, Lloyd Carr and Bennie Oosterbaan, won a national championship.
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Publish date : 2024-01-27 00:21:55
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