Michigan AD Warde Manuel is seen on the field prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Getty Images

We do not know, not yet, what Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel knew and when he knew it regarding Sherrone Moore’s conduct, which led to the now-former Michigan football coach’s firing and arrest on Wednesday.

It may be that Manuel, who has held this job since 2016 and who played football at Michigan from 1986-89, acted responsibly in a situation where he needed ironclad legal reason to fire Moore with cause. Credible reports from Ann Arbor, though, including from well-connected author and historian John U. Bacon, indicate that at a minimum, Moore’s relationship with a staffer was an open secret in the progr

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