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WATCH: Reactions to Sherrone Moore hire, introductory press conference and what's next for the staff

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•01/27/24•

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Sherrone Moore and Warde Manuel (© David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Sherrone Moore and Warde Manuel (© David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK)

The Michigan Wolverines introduced Sherrone Moore as the 21st head coach in program history on Saturday morning in Ann Arbor, ushering in a new era for the program after Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Moore was hired around 7 p.m. Friday and by noon on Saturday, his introductory press conference was in the books. Now, the work begins as he tries to retain the roster and put a staff together with some key spots to fill.

The Wolverine’s Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie discussed the hire, takeaways from the press conference and the biggest tasks ahead for Michigan football’s new man in charge. You can watch using the player above, on our YouTube channel, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

“It was a pretty cool moment to see Sherrone Moore named as the head coach,” Sayfie said during the show. ”It’s always kind of one of those historic moments. There have only been 21 head coaches now in Michigan football history.”

“I don’t know how many of them had press conferences back in the day. So maybe a dozen or more introductory press conferences. You have to do your due diligence kind of last minute, tightening things up before you can offer Sherrone Moore the job. But like you wrote earlier, they had a  long interview on Thursday right after Jim Harbaugh left the night before. It seems like it came together as quickly as it could have. And now Michigan can move forward. 

“I think they purposely had this press conference on Saturday. He’s going to be introduced at the basketball game against Iowa, but then it’s hit the road, recruiting, making sure you can keep your players and hire a staff. So things are moving quickly here because it’s January 27th and, Michigan is in that spot because one, it won the national championship and two, it had a coach good enough to go to the NFL. Two things you wouldn’t trade necessarily. But also it puts them at a little bit of a disadvantage timing-wise. So I think that’s why it’s important to get this day over with and for them to now hit the ground running.”

Moore’s contract at Michigan is effective Jan. 27 and expires on Jan. 31, 2029. Each subsequent year of his deal past Jan. 27 begins on Feb. 1 and ends on Jan. 31 the following year. He will make around $5.5 million this season with an additional $3.5 million in bonuses if the team wins a Big Ten title, makes the College Football Playoff and wins the national title.

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