It’s clear that players and coaches are excited about the announcement that Sherrone Moore is officially the 21st head football coach at the University of Michigan. The announcement came on Friday night, and a press conference for a formal introduction is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
As players and coaches took to social media to congratulate Moore, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic shared a story where former U-M offensive lineman Trevor Keegan talked about the impact Moore had on his career.
“I was pretty close to leaving,” offensive lineman Trevor Keegan, one of the team leaders, told me about an hour after Michigan won the national title. “The recruiting process is a dangerous thing. Everybody tells you how good you are. That you’ll start as a freshman. As an 18-year-old kid, I wasn’t the most mature guy. I wasn’t playing. I kinda stopped loving football. Coming into Schembechler Hall was kind of a drag for me. Coach Moore came in and changed my whole outlook on life and football. He made me fall in love with football again. I can’t thank him enough. He’s just a guy who puts his head down and works as well. he ‘s an OC getting head coaching offers.”
Moore obviously proved he can develop elite offensive lineman, as Michigan became the only program to win back-to-back Joe Moore awards under his leadership. Beyond his ability to develop players from a talent-perspective, it’s clear that Moore is also an incredible mentor to the student athletes that have the privilige of working with him.
