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Michigan RB Jordan Marshall discusses situation with former HC Sherrone Moore
Michigan running back Jordan Marshall. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Michigan RB Jordan Marshall discusses situation with former HC Sherrone Moore

Michigan Wolverines running back Jordan Marshall is addressing the situation surrounding former head coach Sherrone Moore.

Moore allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer at Michigan and went to her home and tried to break in. Moore was charged with home invasion in the third degree, stalking and breaking, and his eventual plea deal still saw him plead no contest to malicious use of a telecommunications device in the context of a domestic relationship and trespassing.

Recently speaking on "the Big Moe" podcast, Marshall, a rising junior who was recruited by Moore, also suggested that there are some complex feelings surrounding this case.

Moore made many mistakes in his personal and professional lives. There are still players who called him "coach," though.

“I mean, it was hard, like, I’m not gonna lie, I did stand by coach Moore, and I’ll still tell people today he’s a great coach,” Marshall said on the podcast (h/t On3). “I truly believe that he made a mistake, and people make mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. You’ve made mistakes. People here made mistakes. I’ve always been taught by my mom (that) one mistake doesn’t make somebody. For me, it was hard just realizing because I’m getting bashed because I stuck by somebody that I trusted and that I truly loved."

Sherrone Moore fallout leaves Michigan Wolverines in a tough spot

It's possible Marshall also felt betrayed by Moore. After all, most players at the college level commit to the coach just as much as they commit to the school. There's a whole group of young men who were in Ann Arbor who trusted Moore, not just as a football coach but as a person.

Not only did Moore lose his job at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, but he's now serving an 18-month probation and is court-mandated to receive counseling and submit to drug and alcohol tests.

That doesn't mean that people who know Moore don't want him to get better, though. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, who recently said that he felt betrayed by Moore, said as much when he discussed the situation. One gets the sense that Marshall would agree.

"I want Sherrone to get through this and to move forward for him and his family, and so I don't have a reaction to the sentencing itself, more of a reaction to him as a person," Manuel had said.

From Cincinnati, Ohio, Marshall was a four-star recruit in the class of 2024, ranked as the No. 4 running back in the country. He had committed to Moore and the Wolverines over Ohio State, Wisconsin and Tennessee.

Andrew Kulha

Andrew Kulha is probably the only sports writer you know who also doubles as a mortician. Spooky! @KulhaSports

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