New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Michigan has dismissed head football coach Sherrone Moore with immediate effect following an internal investigation that found credible evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, the university confirmed late on Wednesday.

The decision marks a sudden and dramatic end to Moore's tenure at Ann Arbor, barely two years after he succeeded Jim Harbaugh in the aftermath of Michigan's national championship triumph.

The University of Michigan announced Moore's termination shortly after initial reports surfaced, citing a breach of institutional policy.

"U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a stateme...