Michigan assistant coach Sherrone Moore has found himself at the center of controversy ahead of the Rose Bowl.
Earlier this week, Alabama QB Jalen Milroe revealed that former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien told him that “he shouldn’t play quarterback.”
“All my life, even when I was in college,” “Shoot, my own offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien told me I shouldn’t play quarterback.”
“Biggest thing for me, be true to myself and stay the same. Nothing changed about me. Only thing that changed was that I had opportunity, and I seized it.”
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe says his former OC and current Patriots OC Bill O'Brien told him he should not be a quarterback.
"How would you feel if I told you that you sucked?"
"Look where I'm at right now. So who gets the last laugh?"pic.twitter.com/xurEAr61ge
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 28, 2023
Ahead of the Rose Bowl game between Michigan and Alabama, Moore was asked about his thoughts on O’Brien’s comments about Milroe and black QB stereotypes, and this is how he answered.
“Really, I don’t see color. My wife is Caucasian. My kids are mixed. I deal with black, white. I’ve lived in Kansas where you can be in the house with the door open at 12, and in New Jersey where you have to be in the house by 6 o’clock. I’ve seen all cards of the spectrum. …”
A reporter asked Michigan coach Sherrone Moore about Jalen Milroe's comments on Bill O'Brien suggesting he change positions, and where he thinks Black QBs stand today from a stereotyping standpoint.
"Really, I don't see color. My wife is Caucasian. My kids are mixed. I deal with…— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) December 29, 2023
Moore’s comments caused a firestorm on social media.
Such a disappointing answer. Saying you don't see color is just a lie. https://t.co/umoM5YeizZ
— Quincy Avery (@QuincyAvery) December 29, 2023
What does his wife being white, his kids being mixed and his belief Kansas is safer than NJ have to do with the question that was asked? It is always weird when someone out of the blue tells you the race of their spouse for no reason at all. https://t.co/iuIMSSn5ru
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) December 29, 2023