Disgraced former Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore is set to learn Tuesday if he’ll face jail time for barging into his assistant’s home soon after she ended their affair.
The 40-year-old married father-of-three’s sentencing in Washtenaw County Court later Tuesday will cap a stunning fall from grace for the ex-Wolverines coach after news of his inappropriate relationship with mistress Paige Shriver exploded into public view in December.
Moore took a plea deal last month that allowed him to skip a trial and avoid the more serious felony charges of home invasion and stalking.
Instead, he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges, including malicious use of a telecommunications device in context of a domestic relationship and one count of trespass for the Dec. 10 ordeal.
Moore could face up to six months in jail on the telecommunications charge and 30 days for trespass — a far cry from the five years he was facing for the top count of home invasion.
The sordid saga erupted after Moore — who was paid $5.5 million per year as head coach — was accused of storming into Shriver’s home soon after he was fired after the school learned of his two-year tryst with his then-assistant.
Shriver, 32, ultimately informed the school of the relationship after she called it quits and the embattled coach bombarded her with texts and calls for several days.
Moore, who had coached the team for two seasons, was subsequently let go for what the school described at the time as an “inappropriate relationship” with a staffer.
Soon after, Moore allegedly stormed Shriver’s home and grabbed butter knives and kitchen scissors before threatening to kill himsel.
“I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You’ve ruined my life,” he is alleged to have screamed.
In the hours after his firing, his wife had frantically called 911 fearing he was “going to hurt himself.”
The exiled coach was released on bond following his arrest but was ordered to wear a tracking device ahead of his sentencing.
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