Coaching college football is much like being in a fraternity of sorts.

The longer one is in it, the more contacts they have. For Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore , who played at Oklahoma and coached at Louisville and Central Michigan prior to his tenure in Ann Arbor, many of the names he calls upon are to be expected.

Bob Stoops, Charlie Strong and, of course, Jim Harbaugh have all played major roles in Moore's coaching career. He spoke with Harbaugh during Michigan's bye week last week (Harbaugh hired Moore as a tight ends coach, promoted him to offensive line coach, then serve as offensive coordinator and eventually interim coach during separate suspensions).

But, Moore has become tight with another coach who is in the pantheon of the sport: Nick Saban.

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