Ann Arbor — Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi will be Michigan’s acting head coach the next two games while Sherrone Moore serves a two-game self-imposed suspension.
Moore was penalized by the NCAA and given a three-game suspension that includes the first game of the 2026 season, stemming from an impermissible scouting scheme the NCAA began investigating in mid-October 2023. Moore deleted a thread of 52 text messages with Connor Stalions, the architect of the scheme. Moore also was given a two-year show-cause order.
Moore, who had been mum for weeks on who would replace him the next two games, shared the decision Monday.
Michigan and Moore chose Games 3 and 4 — against Central Michigan next Saturday and the Big Ten opener at Nebraska the following week — as those he will miss.
Moore can coach the team until 12:01 a.m. the day of the Central Michigan game.
Poggi, 66, was hired in February as associate head coach. He was an analyst on Harbaugh’s staff in 2016 and after spending three seasons coaching St. Frances Academy, the high school program in Baltimore, he returned to join Harbaugh as his associate head coach in 2021 and 2022.
After leaving Michigan, Poggi became the head coach at Charlotte but was fired last November after going 6-16 in two seasons.
Poggi’s son, Henry, played fullback at Michigan (2013-17).
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
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