But his most telling word was “betrayed.” Because if you’re a Michigan player, you weren’t just betrayed by a head coach’s personal implosion. You were betrayed by a university that put that coach in charge in the first place — knowing exactly who he was and what he represented. Why was Sherrone Moore even the head coach of Michigan football?

Analysts back Kenny Dillingham after Moore's exit, but Jedd Fisch is emerging as a highly intriguing candidate for the Wolverines.

Harbaugh was hired in 2015 and departed after winning a national championship in 2023. Manuel was promoted to the top job in 2016 and remains there. Together, they finished in the top 25 in seven of nine years and the top three from 2021 to 2023, bringing the program's first NCAA title since 1997 in the process.

From recruiting sanctions to the Connor Stallions saga to coaches fired for serious ethics violations, Michigan football has found itself in several precarious situations in recent years.

The following is an excerpt from “The Program: Michigan Football: A Curated History of the Wolverines” by The Athletic’s Nick Baumgardner, copyright @2025 and ...

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh isn't taking lightly to opposing coaches' interests in the Wolverines' spring practices this week at IMG Academy in Florida. That was evident Thursday, when Harbaugh suggested on Twitter that Tennessee coach ...