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The Michigan Wolverines shocked the college football world on Wednesday when they fired head coach Sherrone Moore after it was revealed that he allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a UM staffer.
The 39-year-old coach led the Wolverines to a strong bounce-back season following last year’s 8-5 finish. The team went 9-3 and secured a spot in the Citrus Bowl against the No. 13 Texas Longhorns.
While the news came out of left field for most fans and analysts, noted college football insider Josh Pate revealed on “Josh Pate’s College Football Show” on Wednesday evening that several agents expected the Michigan job to come open in the not-too-distant future.
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Pate even hinted that Michigan knew about Moore’s situation but sat on the news until after signing day so as not to lose any of its top recruits.
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“You find out after signing day, which I think was timed purposefully, that he is fired for cause,” Pate stated. “… This is one of those really interesting dynamics where there was a wild rumor circulating behind the scenes and it was accurate.
“This is what myself, several other people have heard a month ago. So the only question was going to be, do they really pull the trigger on it? Just because you have cause to fire someone doesn’t mean you do. … But the word was they were going to.
“Let me put it this way. Agents have expected the Michigan job to be coming open for several weeks now. That’s been expected behind the scenes. Therefore, just because they made the move today … does not mean anyone’s being caught off guard about this on Dec. 10. So any names that you throw out there, any speculation, it’s not coming as a surprise.”
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Michigan has the 11th-ranked recruiting class in the country, according to 247Sports. The Wolverines signed 27 players in that class, which is headlined by five-star edge-rusher Carter Meadows, five-star running back Savion Hiter, and a pair of four-star defensive linemen in Alister Vallejo and Titan Davis.
Pate also suggested that Michigan may be further along in the process of finding Moore’s replacement than a school would typically be after just firing its head coach.
Further details are expected to come out about Moore’s situation in the coming days.
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