No. 2 Michigan football is in familiar territory for its Week 11 game vs. No. 9 Penn State on Saturday.

Coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended from coaching on game day for the last three games of the season for Michigan’s sign-stealing and in-person scouting scandal, including Saturday’s game against the Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. Adding drama to the matter is Michigan filing for a temporary restraining order in the fallout of the news, which would allow Harbaugh to coach the Penn State game if granted.

But the hearing in court has been scheduled for Friday, meaning Michigan will be without Harbaugh on Saturday, and that means naming an interim coach.

When Harbaugh was suspended earlier this season in a university-imposed punishment, Michigan went through a one-team coaching carousel with various assistants, including one game in which it used two head coaches. Saturday, it was announced offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore would take over for Harbaugh in the event his suspension was not delayed.

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Who is coaching Michigan against Penn State on Saturday?

Moore is one of the more senior staff members of the Harbaugh regime.

Moore joined the Wolverines as a tight end coach in 2018, and he took over co-offensive coordinator duties in 2021 after Josh Gattis left for Miami.