
Michigan AD Warde Manuel to Step Down at Year’s End Amid Reform Push
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel will step down at the end of the year and will serve as a special adviser to help implement reforms after Jenner & Block found leadership weaknesses in the athletic department; he was praised for his commitment to student-athletes but faulted for slow responses to misconduct, including the firing of Sherrone Moore amid a major campus scandal; the university will search for a new AD and a new president, with a potential buyout involved; this period follows multiple NCAA investigations and sanctions affecting Michigan athletics.






