Michigan running back Jordan Marshall was faced with responding to his own comments about former head coach Sherrone Moore, whom he praised before he was fired in December 2025 amid scandal.
“For a second I was upset because Coach Moore and I were boys,” he said on the Wednesday, April 29, episode of “The Big Moe” podcast. “I did stand by Coach Moore, and I’ll still tell people today that he’s a great coach. I truly believe that. He made a mistake and people make mistakes. I’ve made mistakes; you’ve made mistakes.”
Marshall, 20, added, “It was hard realizing that I was getting bashed because I stuck by somebody that I trusted, that I truly loved.”
Moore, 40, lost his job when an internal investigation revealed that he had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. He was arrested shortly after being fired on charges of felony home invasion, misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor breaking and entering for allegedly confronting the staffer at her home.
The charges were eventually dropped, and Moore later pleaded no contest to new misdemeanor charges of malicious use of a telecommunications device in context of a domestic relationship and trespassing. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation.
Just two weeks before Moore’s arrest, Marshall, an Ohio native, spoke to reporters about choosing to attend Michigan over the Wolverines’ arch-rival, Ohio State. He credited former Buckeyes running back coach Tony Alford, who then took the same role as Michigan, as someone he liked while visiting Columbus, before praising Moore.
“I didn’t like a few other people. That’s truly why I didn’t pick there, and I think Coach Alford would tell you the same,” Marshall said. “He came here and he sees the best head coach in the Big Ten and college football and how he carries himself and how he puts himself over the team. It’s all about culture, and that’s what I wanted to be around.”
Marshall continued, “I didn’t want to be around people that were about themselves. I truly just believe that that’s why Coach Alford came here, too, is he knew that he wanted to be around better people.”
Speaking on Wednesday, Marshall heaped praise on Michigan’s new head coach, Kyle Whittingham.
“When he walks around the building, his enthusiasm is [unmatched],” he said. “I sit there and have conversations with him and I’m like, ‘This guy has the it-factor.’”
“I walk into the training room and he’s running. I walk into where we left and he’s lifting,” Marshall added. “He’s 65 years old and my biggest concern is how he’s going to connect with some of our players. I think he can reach a lot of players, but also push a lot of our players. That’s what’s really special.”
