Sherrone Moore reveals he won't call offensive plays as Michigan's HC, has 'good idea' who will

Michigan has a new leader of their football program, and his name is Sherrone Moore.

The former Wolverines offensive coordinator and interim head coach was named the full-time head of the football program earlier this week, following Jim Harbaugh’s move to the Los Angeles Chargers.

While Moore’s hire was lauded by fans and media members alike as the only real choice, it’s left a void on the Michigan sidelines. Moore will be missed as the team’s offensive play-caller, and many are wondering who will takeover.

During his introductory press conference, Moore spoke on that. While no name has been revealed yet, the Wolverines have an idea of where they’re going to pivot.

“I haven’t decided yet. Probably not,” Moore said, asked if he’d continue calling plays. “We’ll take it from, you know we’ll see where we go, but we’ve got a good idea who we’ll put in that position.”

Alas, the Michigan offensive coordinator gig is one that should be coveted, and it’s evident the program already knows the direction they want to move. Time will tell who Sherrone Moore chooses as his replacement as the team’s play-caller, but it’ll be a huge decision as the Wolverines move into the future.

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Moreover, Sherrone Moore was named the new Michigan football head coach after Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL. Harbaugh accepted the job as the Los Angeles Chargers’ new head coach on January 24.

Moore, who went 5-0 as acting head coach this past season, is the next man up in Ann Arbor. He oversaw the Wolverines offense as the OC and helped lead Michigan to a national title in 2023. Now, he’ll attempt to build upon Harbaugh’s nine seasons of success as the new man in charge of the Big Ten’s top program.

“Tremendous,” Harbaugh said when asked what to expect of Moore as a head coach ahead of the national championship. “We’ve already seen it, right? You’ve already got a glimpse of the shining star that he is. He’s just phenomenal, so smart, works so hard at it. He knows what it’s like to be a player … he was a player. And he’s really, really composed. Something goes wrong, three, two, one, let it go. He’s tremendous at that.”

Harbaugh made sure to mention Moore was at his best during the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama.

“He was never better than he was in that two-minute drive in the Rose Bowl and in overtime,” Harbaugh said. “Knew he had to call the game, the drive of his life, and he did. We saw the same thing when he’s coaching against Ohio State in the Big House. 

“The same thing when he went to Penn State. How about that? You’ve got to go to Penn State, you find out the day before the game, In addition to your offensive line coaching duties, your offensive coordinating play duties and your play-calling duties, you’re also going to make the head coach decisions as well.”

On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this article.