Newsstand: Joel Klatt — 'Michigan should hire Sherrone Moore. Period.'
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FOX analyst Joel Klatt has been vocal since Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh to the Los Angeles Chargers about who the successor should be: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore.
“First and foremost? I want to be crystal clear about this – Michigan should hire Sherrone Moore. Period,” said Klatt on his podcast.
“He already had a job interview. Those last three games were a job interview,” Klatt said. “He was the interim coach one time during the three-game suspension to begin the year. It doesn’t really count. Those are teams that they’re going to beat anyways. He is the interim head coach as they go right down the gauntlet. At Penn State, at Maryland, and home against Ohio State. Like, are you kidding me? The guy is 1-0 against Ohio State! This is post-sign stealing and cheating.”
“Sherrone is the guy. The quicker that you can have a head coach in there? In particular a guy that all the kids in the locker room love? Then you can move forward without all the chaos that we’ve seen at other schools,” said Klatt. “Coaching changes are chaos. You don’t want that chaos to enter your locker room. You need to do things to build the barriers around your program and protect it from the chaos that could ensue.”
Timing is a concern, since there’s a rule that Michigan has to wait seven days after publicly posting the job to make an official hire.
“That brings up their state law about the seven days. This job has to “be posted for seven days’” said Klatt. “This is obviously a law that is meant for jobs other than the head football coach at the university. This is meant for everything else so that there’s employment opportunities and people understand where those employment opportunities exist. That’s not what this is.”
Looking back at some of the top moments from Harbaugh’s weekly conversations with WXYZ Detroit’s Brad Galli:
Highlights from Michigan football’s defense in 2023, which led the country in both total and scoring defense.
Two-time Michigan All-American Jake Butt thanks Harbaugh for his nine years at U-M.
Looking back at one of the turning points of the Harbaugh era at Michigan, a 31-10 win over Washington Sept. 11, 2021.
Quote Of The Day
“I mean this is the biggest no-brainer of all time. He has shown himself to be a guy that everybody on the team, certainly the offensive linemen, loves. They played hard for him.”
Klatt on Michigan potentially promoting Moore to head coach
Headlines Of The Day
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: The 3-2-1: Michigan coaching candidate Sherrone Moore isn’t just the “lowest risk” option
• Zach Libby, The Wolverine: Rising 2025 Michigan OL target Peter Langi eyeing offseason visit after recent re-offer by Sherrone Moore
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Born and raised to coach Michigan, Jim Harbaugh’s happy mission culminates with national title
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Five thoughts on Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan for Los Angeles Chargers
