Sherrone Moore explains development as a play-caller, whether he'll call plays in 2024

Sherrone Moore made a name for himself with a headset on at Michigan over the past three seasons. However, that success, which has led him to take on the role as head coach of the Wolverines, isn’t all him considering who all have helped him that aspect.

Moore spoke about his growth as a play-caller during an appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Thursday. He said that it has taken several years for him to be what he is now in that respect and a lot of lessons from his different stops along the way.

“Developing as a play-caller, that has taken a long time,” said Moore. “It hasn’t just been this year. It has been years and years that I’ve gotten to sit alongside some really good play-callers. Shawn Watson when we were at Louisville with Teddy Bridgewater, Kevin Wilson when he was at Oklahoma with Sam Bradford as a player, Morris Watts when I was at Central Michigan. Josh Gattis here, Pep Hamilton, Coach Harbaugh. Like, it has been something that has allowed me to develop my own style.”

Moore also credited his fellow staff members and the Wolverine players for making him look as good as he did. While he obviously gets plenty of the praise, he said much of it wouldn’t be possible without great strategies along with players who go out and execute that plan in a way that makes it look simple.

“We have a phenomenal staff so it’s not just me,” said Moore. “I’m just the one that pushes the go-button on game day. We develop a great plan.

“It’s really all about the players, what they can do. We’ve got really smart players. We can do a lot, make it look like a lot and sometimes it not be a lot,” Moore continued. “I think our kids just believe in the plan and go attack our plan full throttle.”

Moore has spent the past six seasons in Ann Arbor and the last three as some form of offensive coordinator. With him contributing or leading that aspect since 2021, the Wolverines posted three offenses that finished in the Top-20 by averaging 37.4 points on over 425 yards per game. That coincided with the program’s overall success as they went 30-3 over that span.

Now, with him becoming head coach, play-calling is a matter that he’s still sorting out in regards to his own staff now. While it looks as though he’ll be handing those duties off to someone else, the question now is who that’ll be and how much influence that Moore will have in that facet on the sidelines.

“As a play-caller? I thought about and have gone back and forth as far as the play-calling piece,” said Moore. “We’ll appoint an (offensive coordinator) here soon and we’ll talk about that.”