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Michigan President Domenico Grasso Calls Warde Manuel “One of the Best Athletic Directors in the Country” Amid Investigation, Scandals
Michigan president Domenico Grasso gave athletic director Warde Manuel a vote of confidence Thursday despite multiple scandals and an ongoing controversy surrounding an investigation into the Wolverines' athletic department.
Speaking with MLive's Sam Jane after the university's monthly Board of Regents meeting, Grasso called Manuel "one of the best athletic directors in the country." School officials did not discuss the results of Jenner & Block's investigation during the one-hour meeting in Traverse City.
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The law firm's investigation centered on two probes: one into former football coach Sherrone Moore's affair with Paige Shiver and another into the culture of Michigan's athletic department under Manuel. When asked whether the university would provide an update on the investigation's findings, Grasso did not give a direct answer.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Free Press' Dave Boucher reported Thursday that Michigan denied a public records request seeking any "findings, conclusions, analysis, deductions or other results" Jenner & Block provided to the university. UM acknowledged the university possesses those records — a shift from its previous position that no such documents existed — but argued they are protected by attorney-client privilege and cannot be released publicly.
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Michigan's refusal to release the findings came days after The Wall Street Journal revealed new details from Jenner & Block's investigation, which concluded the university's response to Moore's relationship with Shiver was inadequate and that responsibility for handling misconduct allegations within the athletic department was often unclear.
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Just sayin': Manuel may be keeping his job at scUM.
