Ex-Michigan wide receiver makes startling claims about Sherrone Moore amid scandal

Former Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Anthony Simpson made startling claims astir his playing clip erstwhile helium was astatine the schoolhouse successful narration to the Sherrone Moore scandal.

Moore was fired by Michigan successful December aft the schoolhouse said helium had an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer. He was aboriginal arrested aft an incidental with the pistillate pursuing his dismissal. Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham to regenerate him arsenic caput coach.

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Michigan caput manager Sherrone Moore walks disconnected the tract aft the 31-12 nonaccomplishment to Texas astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor connected Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Simpson transferred to Michigan from Massachusetts earlier the 2025 season. But helium got minimal playing clip and entered the transportation portal erstwhile much aft receiving 1 much twelvemonth of eligibility.

He claimed successful since-deleted posts connected X that his playing clip was affected owed to players allegedly blackmailing Moore due to the fact that of his alleged extramarital affairs, according to Sports Illustrated.

"If I kept my rima closed nary 1 would cognize that I was a portion of a ungraded that impacted the squad and impacted my accidental to adhd to my accumulation successful college," helium wrote connected societal media. "Tried to enactment astatine Michigan but the ‘GM’ [Sean Magee] said determination wasn’t a roster spot for me. God has plans for america each and I can’t hold to spot wherever this travel takes me. Thank you Michigan.

Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Anthony Simpson (5) runs an extremity astir for a archetypal down during the Michigan Wolverines versus the Central Michigan Chippewas crippled connected Saturday Sept. 13, 2025 astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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"Targets vs non targets, I was the champion slot receiver for Michigan and I was treated unfairly owed to [Sherrone] Moore being blackmailed by players and unit members. Which jeopardized my accidental to get connected the field. Fastest subordinate connected the squad and I won reps each time successful practice. Only determination for autumn camp. Our squad captains besides advocated for maine to play. I was denied fairness."

Former Michigan players Cristian Dixon and Raheem Anderson appeared to co-sign Simpson’s posts.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Michigan for comment.

Simpson has since transferred to Toledo.

Sherrone Moore is seen during warmups anterior to the crippled against the Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Michigan Stadium connected Nov. 29, 2025 successful Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

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Michigan volition look to commencement caller successful 2026 arsenic the Moore lawsuit unravels successful court.

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