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Jim Harbaugh changed the culture at Michigan — and Sherrone Moore can keep it intact
Updated Jan. 25, 2024 2:18 a.m. ET
(The beginning of the article is at the link. Go Moore. He already has a win against the Buckpies under his belt.)

... So, where do the Wolverines turn now that Harbaugh is taking his talents to the NFL?

"I think you need to try to do as much as you can to keep that culture intact, and 37-year-old Sherrone Moore gives you the best opportunity to do that," Young said. "That’s the most important thing Warde Manuel can do right now. You need to go ahead and hit the button right now that says, ‘Sherrone Moore will be the next head coach at the University of Michigan.’"

Moore has risen up the coaching ranks since joining Michigan’s staff in 2018. He was hired as a tight ends coach and then his promotion to co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach coincided with the Wolverines’ turnaround on the field in 2021.

Moore filled in as the acting head coach in four of the six games Harbaugh was suspended this season, including the final three regular-season games. He led the Wolverines to a perfect 4-0 mark in those contests, including wins over Big Ten heavyweights Penn State and Ohio State.

With Harbaugh’s decision to leave, Michigan players now have a 30-day window to enter the transfer portal due to a recent exemption introduced by the NCAA. That could incentivize Manuel and the university to act quickly when making the decision on who the program’s next head coach will be.

"When you have these sort of coaching changes this late in the cycle, you are at a disadvantage," Young said, referencing the amount of players both Alabama and Washington have lost in recent weeks due to Nick Saban’s unexpected retirement and Kalen DeBoer leaving the Huskies to take the Alabama job.

"You have to recruit the guys that are already on campus, and the best way to do that is by elevating the guy that you know they all want to follow and the guy that has proven he can win football games."

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/jim-harbaugh-changed-the-culture-at-michigan-and-sherrone-moore-can-keep-it-intact