Overview
- Financial records obtained by The Detroit News show Jenner & Block has billed more than $11.5 million for the investigation, which has concluded, and the university is awaiting a final report.
- The review began with an alleged improper relationship between former coach Sherrone Moore and staffer Paige Shiver, then expanded to a broad audit of athletic-department culture and oversight.
- Investigators examined past trouble spots, including NCAA scrutiny of football and the FBI’s arrest of former assistant Matt Weiss in a case involving stolen photos and videos from athletes’ accounts.
- Moore has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors, received 18 months of probation, and was ordered to have no contact with Shiver following a separate incident reported in court filings.
- Shiver provided electronic evidence to investigators that the school cited in firing Moore, and reporting points to possible civil action and further accountability questions for university leadership.