ANN ARBOR — Warde Manuel’s tenure as Michigan’s athletic director began innocently enough. The last few years, however, have been marred by numerous scandals involving several high-profile sports and coaches.

The latest involves Wednesday’s firing of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore , whom Manuel promoted to the job in January 2024, and subsequent reports of Moore’s behavior.

Here are some of the other issues since Manuel took over the department in January 2016.

Football

What should be a crowning achievement for any athletic department was tainted at Michigan in 2023. The Wolverines won college football’s national championship that season amid considerable controversy. Then-head coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended by the school for the first three games for recruiting violations

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