Michigan football's history of scandals: 8 other controversies

# Michigan football's history of scandals: 8 other controversies [Christian Romo](/staff/82760825007/christian-romo/) Detroit Free Press Dec. 10, 2025, 8:20 p.m. ET [Michigan](/sports/wolverines/) fired [football coach Sherrone Moore for cause on Wednesday, Dec. 10](/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2025/12/10/sherrone-moore-fired-michigan-football/87707344007/), alleging Moore had "an inappropriate relationship with a staff member," the school announced in a release. Later Wednesday, Moore [was reportedly detained by police](/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2025/12/10/sherrone-moore-arrested-michigan-football/87709407007/). [According to ESPN's Dan Wetzel](https://x.com/DanWetzel/status/1998911000255541626?s=20), police in Saline, Michigan "assisted in locating and detaining Moore" and turned it over to Pittsfield Township for an investigation into potential charges. It's the latest scandal for a program that, after building a general reputation for fair play in its over 150-year history, has had to weather controversy recently. Here are eight other scandals and infractions that have rocked U-M football over its history: ## 2023-25: Connor Stalions' sign-stealing [Michigan football](/sports/wolverines/) received arguably the biggest punishment in the history of the program on Friday, Aug. 15, when the NCAA [handed out its penalties](/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2025/08/15/michigan-football-ncaa-punishment-sign-stealing-sanctions-big-ten-jim-harbaugh/84117689007/) for the Conor Stalions sign-stealing scandal. The program was put on a four-year probationary period and ordered to pay fines that could amount to $30 million, though it also avoided a potentially devastating postseason ban. Moore was also given a [one-game suspension](/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2025/08/15/sherrone-moore-suspension-michigan-football-2025-2026-ncaa-sign-stealing/85662770007/) by the NCAA, to b