University of Michigan president Domenico Grasso has addressed fired football coach Sherrone Moore’s alleged inappropriate relationship with a fellow staff member.

“Earlier this week, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics dismissed head football coach Sherrone Moore with cause for violating University policy by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member,” Grasso, 70, wrote in a statement shared Thursday, December 11, and titled “Moving Forward With Integrity.”

Grasso noted that Moore, 39, was “immediately terminated” after an internal investigation was completed.

“There is absolutely no tolerance for this conduct at the University of Michigan. None,” he wrote. “I have been in close communication with the Board of Regents and we are united in committing to doing

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