Updated April 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET
Paige Shiver, the former executive assistant to former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore, opened up about their relationship in a 5-minute phase Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that included the revelation that she had an abortion due to the connection.
Shiver stated the connection lasted 4 years and was “encouraged” by members of the college’s athletic division, ABC reporter Linsey Davis stated. Davis added that Shiver characterised the connection as an “open secret,” and that the management was conscious of it.
“(Moore) controlled everything that was going on in my life, and (the university) didn’t do anything about it,” Shiver stated.

UM Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs and Internal Communications Paul Corliss stated in a texted assertion that the college terminated Moore promptly upon discovering the connection and that the college “expected more” from its leaders.
Shiver, 32, stated the connection started when she was an intern with the Athletic Department. Shiver, then 28, and Moore, then 36 and the workforce’s offensive coordinator, started a “consensual, intimate relationship.”
Moore’s lawyer, Ellen Michaels, instructed ABC that Moore had closed that chapter of his life.
When Moore was promoted to move coach, she was promoted to his government assistant. To maintain her job, Shiver stated, she felt she wanted to proceed the connection.
Despite the concerns about job safety, Shiver stated she tried to finish the connection a number of instances. Every time, she stated, Moore would manipulate her into staying with him ― typically by threatening self-harm.
“Every time I tried to pull away, he always had a story,” Shiver stated. “He always had a way to pull me in and make me feel that I couldn’t leave him because he was so miserable without me.”
Shiver additionally revealed the connection resulted in a being pregnant that docs advisable she not maintain due to Shiver’s genetic Pompe illness. The uncommon illness causes progressive muscle weak point, respiratory failure and coronary heart points.
Shiver stated Moore agreed with her physician’s choice to finish the being pregnant.
Earlier this month, Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation for trespassing after breaking into Shiver’s residence.