Legendary coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended late last year in connection with an alleged cheating scandal. During this time, Michigan introduced its new coach, Sherrone Moore. Under Moore’s leadership, Michigan beat Penn State and Ohio State with a record of 4-0 but failed to win the national title. The recognition didn’t stop there, however, as the 30-day transfer window didn’t attract a single Wolverine because of this kind and humble coach.
What’s fascinating is that Moore maintained the balanced locker room culture created by Harbaugh and consistently emphasized rule-following among players. The culture is mostly made up of player improvement, selfless leadership, competitive spirit, strategic adaptability and more. Michigan’s rising star Zeke Berry was impressed with her coach Moore for maintaining this culture on and off the field, and he made some praiseworthy statements on an episode of Behind the uniform.
Zeke has a good connection with Moore
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On August 20, 2024, in an episode of the second season of Behind the uniform with The Michigan Insider, Zeke was asked about the mood of the new coach Moore: “He is the weight room that trains with us.“He further added: “You know, even in the team meeting, he told us that the culture is not going to change and that we have a standard that is going to stay and that we are going to maintain it all year long.“It seems Moore is firmly committed to the culture in Harbaugh’s locker room.
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Not only because of the preservation of culture, but also because of his humble nature, Zeke had a deep connection with Moore. In this sense, he mentioned: “He loves all of his players. He says hello to everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re a walk-on scholarship player or not.” So you can imagine how friendly Moore is as Michigan’s head coach. Let me tell you, the coach also had a sense of pride for Michigan’s defensive back Zeke Berry, and once he said, “But Zeke Berry, man, he had an amazing spring. And he showed his potential last year and you can see glimpses of it.“However, the defensive back also has a fabulous relationship with other coaches at Michigan, like Coach Wink, Coach Morgan and so on.
Zeke’s thoughts on other coaches
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As a safety, Zeke has a good relationship with coaches like Wink, Morgan and others. However, the coaches plan to move Zeke to the nickel position. When describing coach Wink, Zeke said: “He’s older, but he’s cool.“He further added: “He will make me grow much more“ with his knowledge and his understanding.
Conversely, coach Morgan was impressed with Zeke’s performance because he recognized Zeke’s true potential as a nickel. In addition, Morgan’s coaching style was attractive to the young player and he mentioned a “Coaching style calm, much calmer”, which would help the star player prepare. The rising star and the Michigan coaches are very hopeful for the upcoming season. Let’s wait and watch.
