Paige Shiver, who previously worked as an executive assistant to former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore, is speaking publicly for the first time about their past relationship.
Moore was fired in December after university officials discovered he had had an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
Speak to ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview that aired Friday, Shiver confirmed that she had come forward with evidence of her relationship with Moore, a married father of three, when the pair were both working for the University of Michigan last year.
The 32-year-old said the relationship lasted about four years and was initially consensual. Over time, she claimed that Moore became increasingly manipulative.
“He and other coaches had control over my career, especially him. I mean, he could fire me in a second,” she explained. “Every time I tried to pull away, he always had a story, he always found a way to pull me to him and make me feel like I couldn’t leave him because he was so miserable without me.”
Watch Paige Shiver’s “Good Morning America” interview below.
Shiver became visibly emotional as she acknowledged that she had become pregnant with Moore’s baby at some point during the relationship. She said doctors advised her to terminate her pregnancy because she has Pompe diseasea rare genetic condition that weakens muscle strength.
When “GMA” asked if she planned to keep Moore’s child if she had been told it was safe to do so, Shiver tearfully replied, “Yes.” As for Moore’s response, she added, “He said, ‘You have to do what’s right for your body.'”
Hours after being fired, Moore was arrested and imprisoned on charges of assault. Shiver now claims he forcibly entered her home and began threatening self-harm with butter knives.
Ultimately, Moore was sentenced to 18 months probation for trespassing and malicious use of a telephone. More serious charges, including residential burglary, were fired under a settlement agreement.
“I think he should have received more punishment for what he did,” Shiver told “GMA.” As to whether she was in love with Moore during the duration of their relationship, she said: “I was, but obviously looking back on things and really thinking about what happened… that’s not love at all.”
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Moore, born in Kansas connected the Michigan Wolverines coaching staff in 2018 and was named head coach in 2024. At the time of his appointment, he signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million.
Although Moore’s firing and subsequent arrest made national headlines, a source in the college football world told CBS Sports in December that the former coach’s relationship with Shiver was “the worst kept secret.”
“Everyone in the program has known this for the past two seasons,” a high-ranking Michigan booster told the outlet. “This is a sad day to see it come to this. I feel terrible for all the players, coaches and families that will be disrupted. And I don’t know what happens to Sherrone.”
When asked for comment on Shiver’s claims, an attorney for Moore told “GMA” in a statement: “Sherrone Moore has closed this chapter.”
Although Shiver is no longer employed by the University of Michigan, she says she hopes to encourage other women in similar situations to speak out.
“I just want other women who are going through this to know that this doesn’t have to happen,” she said. “It doesn’t have to go that far.”
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