Michigan coach Sherrone Moore emphasizes the importance of demonstrating one’s coaching style hands-on during job interviews for football staff positions. In a recent interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Moore recounted his initial meeting with Jim Harbaugh, which ultimately paved the way for him to lead one of college football’s most renowned programs.
Eisen, a dedicated Wolverines fan and Michigan alumnus, engaged in a 20-minute conversation with Moore, delving into how he secured a role on Harbaugh’s staff back in 2018.
That year, Dan Enos had a brief tenure as a Michigan assistant before departing to coach quarterbacks for Nick Saban at Alabama. Enos, who had previously worked with Moore at Central Michigan, extended an invitation for Moore to interview for the tight ends coach position at UM. Seizing the sudden opportunity, Moore decided to showcase his coaching approach by demonstrating run-blocking techniques on a chair during his meeting with Harbaugh.
The interview took an unexpected turn, reminiscent of Harbaugh’s style, with the Wolverines coach eventually joining in on the demonstration, replacing the chair with a graduate assistant.
“I took off my coat, I started run blocking on the chair,” Moore recalled. “He pulled a GA, he made me do it on a GA, he wanted a piece of it. It was phenomenal. It was a true Coach Harbaugh interview.”
Moore, now 37, swiftly ascended the ranks at UM. By 2021, he had assumed the title of co-offensive coordinator and transitioned to coaching the offensive line. In 2023, he became the full-time offensive coordinator. During Harbaugh’s early-season suspension in the 2023 season, Moore served as acting head coach, leading the team to victory over Bowling Green. Later in the season, he again stepped in as head coach during Harbaugh’s suspension amid the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal, securing wins against Penn State, Maryland, and Ohio State.
Following Harbaugh’s departure to the Los Angeles Chargers, Moore was the natural choice to take over the Michigan program. He signed a lucrative five-year, $27.5 million deal to become the new head coach of the Wolverines.
