They thought it was over. They thought the smoke cleared when Jim Harbaugh dipped for the NFL. But guess who just got dragged back into the flames of the NCAA? Sherrone Moore—the hottest name in college football coaching right now—is takin’ fire from the NCAA like he’s standing in front of a firing squad. On May 4th, word hit the street that Moore’s lookin’ at a two-game suspension over some allegedly shady texting behavior tied to the infamous Connor Stalions sign-stealing mess. But here’s the twist: ESPN just confirmed the connection, and it’s not what you think. It’s even wilder.
So here come the fireworks. Michigan fixing to slap Moore with a self-imposed 2-game suspension. What for? Homie deleted a whole 52-message text chain with Connor ‘Spy Cam’ Stalions. But on May 6th, ESPN’s Dan Wetzel slid in Rich Eisen’s show and said those texts weren’t even deep. Just basic stuff. So what’s the problem? Simple. The NCAA ain’t mad about what he said—they heated ’cause he tried to bury it.
Dan Wetzel spilled the tea: ” [Sherrone Moore’s] going to miss two games because he deleted it. If he hadn’t—there’s nothing incriminating in the text thread—but it was deemed a failure to comply, or that was the allegation. And so he’s going to get suspended. Now the interesting wrinkle—it is games three and four that Michigan want to suspend him for, not games one and two, which would make kind of more sense to most of us.” Translation? You get popped not for what you did, but for tryin’ to cover it up. Classic NCAA move.
But here’s where it gets foul. Michigan chose Week 3 and Week 4 for the suspension—Central Michigan and Nebraska. Real quiet games. But guess who they play in Week 2? Oklahoma. And guess where Moore used to suit up? Exactly. His alma mater. So let me get this straight: man gets caught deleting texts tied to a national scandal and still gets to coach against the Sooners? Wetzel couldn’t help but joke, “Maybe he wants to coach at Oklahoma. Like a good Sooner, he doesn’t want to go to Lincoln.”
This isn’t Sherrone Moore’s first time holding the clipboard mid-chaos. Last season, Harbaugh caught back-to-back 3-game suspensions—first for COVID-era recruiting shenanigans, then for the Stalions soap opera.
Dan Wetzel aired it out on The Rich Eisen Show: “There was—I mean, it’s—it’s really only about 57 text messages over a few years. So it wasn’t like they were in constant communication or anything. There were some “Hey, this is the blitz package”—I think there was something about a blitz package that Michigan State uses or something like that. But again, this would be normal—normal text that an analyst, which I think would best describe Connor Stallions’ official role, and a coordinator would have. Right? Would be, “Hey, this is what’s going on.”It was not Sherrone Moore saying, “Hey, make sure you scout the Buckeye game,” or “Send your cousin to the Buckeye game to film the sideline.” That did not occur.’”
And Sherrone Moore? He was the cleanup man. So now the NCAA lookin’ at him like, “You really don’t know what’s going on?” He was texting Stalions for years. Even if it was just “don’t forget this recruit” type texts, it still smell funny when you hit delete after the feds come knocking.
Deleted threads, sketchy timing, and that Oklahoma itch: Sherrone Moore’s on heat seat?
This whole deleted text and sign-stealing saga low-key feel like Michigan’s 12-month documentary. One minute they championship chasing, the next minute they are on TMZ for espionage. And Moore? Man went from golden boy to “The black list on NCAA’s radar.” Deleting messages when the NCAA got boots on the ground? Even if it was just “yo, talk to this recruit,” that move alone got folks raisin’ eyebrows like The Rock.
Let’s be real—Michigan thinking they clever. Dropping a suspension on Moore after the Oklahoma game is straight PR damage control. If it was about real accountability, they’d sit him against the Sooners. Instead, they throw him on ice against teams that won’t even make the news scroll. The NCAA sees it. Fans see it. Opposing coaches? Oh, they definitely see it.
Stalions wasn’t just some overzealous intern. The former Michigan staff was out here with disguises, burner laptops, maybe even a spy van. When the heat turned up, Sherrone Moore instantly hit delete. That doesn’t look innocent. That look like a cover-up.
Let’s not forget: Jim Harbaugh took a one-year suspension and a four-year show-cause. That’s the blueprint. Moore’s already following in his shadow, now he stepping into his courtroom, too. The more this Stallions mess gets dragged back into the daylight, the more Moore’s halo starts rusting. So here’s the bottom line: Moore better coach his tail off against Oklahoma, ’cause the rest of the season might be murky. One more misstep, one more deleted file, and the NCAA might flip from probation to full-blown penalty mode. He already dipped his toe in the fire. Now it’s just a matter of how hard he gets burned.
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