All the Michigan athletics scandals, embarrassments under Warde Manuel [View all]

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University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel once again sees his department embroiled in a scandal.

Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was fired with cause Wednesday, Dec. 10, with the university claiming in a statement Moore had an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member." At the same time it was announced, Moore was being arrested in Saline, and is under investigation while in Washtenaw Country jail, as of Friday morning.

This is the latest in a long series of scandals that have plagued Michigan's athletic department since Manuel assumed the job in 2016. The scandals have been so numerous that it has caused some to call for Manuel to be fired for creating "Michigan's lawless environment."

Here is a timeline of the scandals and embarrassing incidents from Michigan athletics during Manuel's leadership.

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