Sherrone Moore Named Finalist For Broyles Award

In what is likely the least surprising news of the Michigan Football season, offensive line coach/offensive coordinator/acting head coach Sherrone Moore is a finalist for the Broyles award, honoring college football's top assistant coach.

In what is likely the least surprising news of the Michigan Football season, offensive line coach/offensive coordinator/acting head coach Sherrone Moore is a finalist for the Broyles award, honoring college football's top assistant coach. 

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Moore stepped into the head coaching role four times during the 2023 season, and the Wolverines went a perfect 4-0 in those contests. Even more impressive, three of his four coaching wins came during the toughest stretch of Michigan's regular season schedule - at No. 10 Penn State, at Maryland, and home against No. 2 Ohio State. The Wolverines now have two top-ten wins on the season, and Sherrone Moore was serving as the head coach for both of them. 

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Meeting with the media on Monday, head coach Jim Harbaugh discussed just how much Moore means to this Michigan Football team.   

“The coaches, the staff — especially Sherrone Moore called a great game," Harbaugh said. "He coached the offensive line and made the decisions as the head coach. I’m not saying I’m in a position of granting who a Michigan man is or isn’t, who a Michigan legend is or is not. I’m not the maker of those two lists. But I have nominated people before, and I nominate Sherrone Moore as a Michigan legend.”

Harbaugh went on to explain what makes Moore such a special coach on this staff, and why Moore is the perfect candidate to lead the Wolverines in his absence. 

“It’s one of the toughest and most important jobs of a coach — a leader,” Harbaugh said. “Maybe the toughest part of the job. Having order, discipline, while still having great relationships comes from trust. I trust him because he’s one of the most trustworthy guys I know. Like a brother. And he believes in the players.

“He’s somebody who’s played the game, had to do a job, had to be brave. Players trust him. I knew when it came to situations that he was the guy to empower to make those calls with those chips on the line, because I knew he would trust the guys. Let him take a deep long bow he correctly deserves, and our players, too.”