Following an ejection in an 80-76 overtime loss to Michigan on Sunday, Northwestern coach Chris Collins had some choice words about Wolverines big man Vlad Goldin.
In short, he thinks there was a bit of a sales job on the foul that caused Jalen Leach to be ejected.
“I’ll give him credit. If he doesn’t make the NBA, he’ll have an incredible acting career,” Chris Collins said, according to Matthew Shelton of WildcatReport.com. “I mean that as a compliment, too.”
Leach was leading all scorers with 19 points when he was ejected with 9:23 left in the second half after colliding with Goldin on a set screen, at which point Leach appeared to extend his right leg between Goldin’s, making contact with his groin.
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Goldin momentarily doubled over in pain and officials began a review of the contact.
Chris Collins had as much to say about the way the game is officiated as anything else, particularly in this instance. He’s no fan of the rule as written when it comes to shots to the groin.
“Look, if it’s malicious, and a kid is going for that area with a knee or fist, then absolutely,” Chris Collins said. “But I think the people that make the rules [don’t realize] Vlad Goldin is 7-foot-1, 275 pounds, setting a moving screen and Jalen is trying to get over.”
As for the call itself, even Big Ten head of officials Terry Wymer felt compelled to comment on it.
Wymer explained the ruling to the Big Ten Network’s Andy Katz as a cut-and-dry decision, regardless of whether there was any intent from Leach’s part.
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“By rule, if a player gets hit in the private area it’s an automatic F2 and ejection for the opponent who hit the player,” Wymer told Katz. “You can’t officiate intent.”
In any case, Chris Collins wasn’t very happy with the outcome.
The 7-foot-1, 250-pound Goldin went on to finish with 31 points — his second 30-point game this season — on 9-of-16 shooting to go along with 8 rebounds in the game.
It was the No. 20 Wolverines’ ninth-straight home victory as Michigan improved to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Northwestern lost for the fourth time in its last five games to drop to 11-7 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten play.
On3’s Alex Byington also contributed to this report.
Moore was released on a $25,000 bond on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new report has shed more light on the alleged relationship between former Michigan Wolverines football head coach Sherrone Moore and an alleged staff member.
Moore was fired on Wednesday (Dec. 10) due to the inappropriate relationship, and afterward, he reportedly went to the woman’s home and threatened to take his own life.
According to The Athletic, the woman was on the phone with her lawyer when Moore allegedly broke into her apartment.
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The lawyer told police she could hear screaming over the phone.
The report also stated the woman allegedly ended the relationship two days before Moore was fired, but he continued to call and send dozens of texts over the following days.
That behavior prompted the woman to come forward to the university, leading to his dismissal and subsequent arrest.
Moore was released on a $25,000 bond on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.
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On Tuesday, multiple reports began to surface about Washington coach Jedd Fisch no longer being considered by the Wolverines as a candidate for the open head football coaching position at Michigan.
Although it’s still unclear as to why Michigan is seemingly moving off of him as a consideration, college football analyst Josh Pate seemed to confirm the reports on his show that Fisch is unlikely to be a factor in the Wolverines’ search moving forward.
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Dec 13, 2025; Inglewood, CA, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch in the first half of the LA Bowl against the Boise State Broncos at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
“There’s been some sentiment about Jedd Fisch,” Pate said. “There’s been some though this week—and granted, it’s only Tuesday (at the time of his show). But there’s been some thought this week that Jedd Fisch’s name may be climbing. And that’s because Michigan was taking a hard look at him.
“There’s been some sentiment today that maybe Jedd Fisch’s name has cooled. I think that’s accurate. And I think they’ve done a fairly good job, especially if you’re on The Fort (On3’s The Wolverine) on the message boards over there, I think they’ve done a fairly good job of detailing that. Not necessarily details that I think it’s important for us to dive into—it’s more minutiae based.
“The critical take home points here are—I don’t know that Jedd Fisch is going to be a factor in the Michigan search moving forward. He’s got himself a good job at Washington. It’s one of the better jobs in the Big Ten. In fact, Jedd Fisch may have one of the more underrated jobs in the country. So, it’s not like he needs to be desperate to leave Washington. But I think his name was a factor, I’m not so sure it’s going to be a factor moving forward.”
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Fisch’s history at Michigan and where Wolverines go from here
Fisch was considered a quality candidate for the job due to his extensive background in coaching, which includes four different NFL stops and coaching at seven different college programs.
He was the head coach at Arizona from 2021-23 and led a turnaround for the Wildcats under his watch before becoming the head coach of the Huskies in 2024.
In the 2015-16 season, Fisch served as Michigan’s passing game coordinator while also helping with the quarterbacks and wide receivers in his only year with the Wolverines under former head coach Jim Harbaugh.
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With Fisch apparently now likely off the board, it looks like the Wolverines will turn to other names of interest.
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Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham and Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer still seem to be the names that are being thrown around the most during Michigan’s search.
During his show, Pate discussed Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz as a name that is involved.
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Nov 29, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz greets players and staff as they enter the locker room prior to the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images | Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images
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Former Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, who is now in the same role with Harbaugh’s LA Chargers, also seems like a possibility, but the NFL Chargers likely making the playoffs could make things tricky timeline wise to make that happen. Plus, Minter is very likely to be considered for an NFL job in the near future, meaning the Wolverines would likely have to compete against other NFL teams to hire him.
The clock is ticking with the winter transfer portal window beginning on Jan. 2, so whoever Michigan hires, ideally it would be done before that date comes up.
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