Michigan has dismissed head football coach Sherrone Moore with immediate effect following an internal investigation that found credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, the university confirmed late on Wednesday.

The decision marks a sudden and dramatic end to Moore’s tenure at Ann Arbor, barely two years after he succeeded Jim Harbaugh in the aftermath of Michigan’s national championship triumph.

"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. "Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy

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