Michigan is employing Chicago’s Jenner & Block law firm to conduct an independent investigation into its athletic department, according to a Saturday afternoon report from Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel of ESPN.
The reported investigation follows the events of Wednesday, when the Wolverines fired football coach Sherrone Moore because he had been carrying on an inappropriate relationship with a staffer in violation of university policy. The staff member provided evidence to investigators, after both had previously denied the relationship. Moore then allegedly broke into the staffer’s house and threatened to kill himself, according to prosecutors, leading authorities to charge him with a third-degree felony and two misdemeanors. After surrendering to police, Moore was evaluated at a local hospital before being formally arrested and placed in jail.
