ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore returned to court Thursday for the first time since being charged with vengeful acts against a woman shortly after he was fired for having a relationship with her.
Moore, 39, faces three charges, including felony home invasion and stalking. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and must wear a tracking device while free on bail.
Moore's attorney, Ellen Michaels, filed a motion Thursday to quash the arrest warrant, and Washtenaw County 14A-1 District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson is scheduled to hear that motion Feb. 17. Moore will next appear in court March 19 for a probable-cause hearing.
A judge in the Ann Arbor area set a hearing for Thursday -- six weeks after Moore was fired and then arrested -- to get an update on the case.
Moore went inside the woman's apartment Dec. 10 and blamed her for his losing his job that day, even grabbing butter knives and kitchen scissors and threatening to kill himself, according to authorities.
"My blood is on your hands," Washtenaw County assistant prosecutor Kati Rezmierski has quoted Moore as telling the woman, who was a football staff member.
Rezmierski said the woman had told school officials about their relationship. Moore was fired for the relationship and for lying during the university's investigation.
Kyle Whittingham, who coached Utah for two decades, is the new Michigan coach.
Moore coached the Wolverines for two seasons as the successor to Jim Harbaugh, who won a national championship before quitting to become coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
