Horns can't let Michigan's Sherrone Moore drama distract from the task at hand

Well, the focus of the Michigan Wolverines' postseason has certainly taken a turn as the program fired head coach Sherrone Moore for an inappropriate relationship with a staffer just hours before he was detained by the police.

While the situation surrounding Moore is undeniably important, the Longhorns can't let it be their focus over the next few weeks.

The No. 13 Texas Longhorns are set to play in the Cheez-Its Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve against none other than the Wolverines, who are now without an official head coach but certainly have enough newsworthy information to make anyone's head spin.

Texas needs to focus on the game, not the drama

Of course, everyone has heard about the Moore news, much less a team full of college football players who are about to face Moore's now-former team.

However, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian must ensure that the Horns are focused on the game itself and Michigan's in-game actions (not its former head coach's off-field actions).

Sarkisian and his staff need to prepare their team for an opponent that went 9-3 on the season while playing against some of the top teams in the Big Ten. They need to prepare their players for the players who will be on the other side of the line of scrimmage, not for whichever coach will be on the other sideline.

The best news for the Longhorns is that the Wolverines will undeniably be distracted by the news of their head coach's departure, much less the reason behind his removal from the program.

While the Wolverines go through the process of finding their new head coach, the Michigan athletic department named Biff Poggi, the team's associate head coach under Moore, as the interim HC.

The No. 13 Texas Longhorns (9-3 overall) and the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines (9-3 overall) are scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and the Citrus Bowl will be broadcast on ABC.