University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired after the university found credible evidence of a violation of university policy. The circumstances around the Big Ten coaching change are one of five “must read” stories to get your morning started on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu wrote to Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood on Wednesday that he should transfer to the Tigers amid the Sherrone Moore scandal.

Portnoy initially posted a video on X with his thoughts on the firing. At the time, he believed Moore was fired for going 9-3 and not making the College Football Playoff for a second straight year. Once Portnoy learned that Moore was fired for an inappropriate relationship, he changed his tune a bit.

Sherrone Moore was in custody Wednesday night as a suspect in an alleged assault, just hours after he was fired as Michigan's football coach for having what the school said was an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member.

Moore was let go on Wednesday after a university-led investigation found that he had engaged in an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”

School closings and delays continue into Thursday in the aftermath of a wintry mix of weather that began Tuesday night and continued for much of Wednesday in Southeast Michigan. The affected schools include some in Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair counties.

The college football rumors are already swirling about the top candidates to replace Sherrone Moore as the next Michigan coach.

Michigan's once-impenetrable safety net for injured drivers has been sliced, leaving them with few options for getting cared for at home.