Sherrone Moore has not yet been hired by Michigan football as the replacement for legendary coach Jim Harbaugh, but it’s a seeming formality at this point.
There likely will not be a national search as there has been in the past. The Wolverines will likely go back to what worked before: elevating the heir apparent. Such was the case for Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller and eventually Lloyd Carr.
Assuming everything goes as planned (Michigan has to wait seven-to-10 days to announce Moore’s hiring because the job opening must be posted publicly due to it being a university position), Moore will be announced, and then he’ll go to work — officially.
According to Maize & Blue Review’s Josh Henschke, not only is Moore planning on increasing the size and scope of the recruiting department, but he will also address the ever-changing landscape created by name, image and likeness licensing.
There are some obvious blindspots from all levels at Michigan when it comes to NIL. Sherrone Moore should inject some energy and enthusiasm into it. Being visible, as a coach, is such an easy way to raise funds. No-brainer move.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) January 25, 2024
Harbaugh wasn’t completely hands-off in terms of recruiting, but he was more of a closer. Moore, however, has been a voracious recruiter since he arrived in Ann Arbor in 2018, having brought in five-stars Daxton Hill and J.J. McCarthy. With Moore in charge, it would make sense Michigan would become much more aggressive in attempting to lure top prospects to the program while continuing to search for underrecruited prospects like those who have helped lead the team in recent years (think Mike Sainristil, Hassan Haskins, Ronnie Bell and Kwity Paye).
That would be a welcome change. Harbaugh was gung-ho when he first arrived on campus, from satellite camps to sleepovers with top recruits. It worked, but as the years went by, he was more of a bystander compared to other head coaches. If Moore takes the helm, that should change dramatically.
And this indicates that.