Discovering Sherrone Moore\u2019s transgressions that led to the shocking overhaul of the Michigan football program cost the university quite the pretty penny.<\/p>\n
Michigan\u2019s tab with an outside law firm that investigated the former Wolverines coach and the culture around the program has topped $11.5 million, according to the Detroit News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The university reportedly hired Chicago-area law firm Jenner & Block on Nov. 13, 2025 to head the investigation, and the search closed in April.<\/p>\n Sherrone Moore in court in April 2026. FOX 2 Detroit<\/p>\n It\u2019s unsure if there are more charges to come, according to the report.<\/p>\n In March, the firm charged Michigan more than $2 million cumulatively in two invoices.<\/p>\n The first tab came in at $1,887,708.37 and the other for $173,339.50.<\/p>\n \u201cThe University of Michigan makes significant investments in athletics, which is a source of pride for our U-M community, and this investigation is being resourced to help strengthen our athletics program moving forward,\u201d Michigan assistant vice president of public affairs and internal communications Paul Corliss told the Detroit News in February.<\/p>\n \u201cConducting a thorough legal review of complex and high stakes issues at a college or university requires significant time, specialized expertise and resources. In this case, the work involves two related but distinct efforts: a review concerning Sherrone Moore\u2019s conduct and a broader assessment of the culture within the athletic department. The University is committed to ensuring both are handled with the seriousness, independence and care they require.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore. Getty Images<\/p>\n The investigation led to massive changes within the program and Moore\u2019s shocking exit on Dec. 10 and exposed the scandalous relationship between the married father of three in Moore and assistant Paige Shiver.<\/p>\n Shiver divulged the relationship during the investigation and Michigan axed Moore<\/a> on Dec. 10 after discovering \u201ccredible evidence\u201d of an \u201cinappropriate relationship with a staff member.\u201d<\/p>\n The Detroit News reported in December that Jenner & Block had received authorization to further investigate the \u201csituation\u201d around the firing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paige Shiver on \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d Good Morning America<\/p>\n The expanding search included a deeper dive, per a Detroit News source, into \u201cthe way Moore\u2019s firing was handled and the culture of the athletic department that allowed his relationship with a subordinate to go on, along with other scandals that have rocked the university in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n Shiver revealed recently on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d that Moore had \u201ccomplete control\u201d<\/a> over her and she had an abortion during their yearslong affair due to a medical condition<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cU-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,\u201d the school said in a statement. \u201cFollowing 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, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n