Jim Harbaugh led the Michigan Wolverines to the national championship following the 2023 season, where they defeated the Washington Huskies. However, the season was embroiled in controversy.
Michigan was accused of employing a complex sign-stealing operation that allowed them to know which plays their opponents were going to run. Now, the NCAA is finally handing down its punishment for the school’s football program and head coach, per one insider.
Sources: Among Michigan’s punishments in the NCAA COI ruling, per me and (Dan Wetzel): *Michigan receives a significant fine, expected to be more than $20 million, from loss of postseason football revenue for the next two seasons.
“*Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is given an additional game suspension, which is expected take place in 2026. The school already proposed a self-imposed a two-game ban for this upcoming season, which is slated for Week 3 and 4,” ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday.
Thamel then followed up with Harbaugh’s specific punishment.
“Sources tell me and (Dan Wetzel) they’ll also be a 10-year show-cause penalty for Jim Harbaugh and an 8-year show-cause penalty for Connor Stalions.”
Fans reacted to the punishments on social media.
“Basically they got no punishment lol,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Damn, that’s gonna hit hard when Harbaugh works in the NFL,” another person wrote sarcastically on Twitter.
“Post season ban or wins vacated. This is a slap on the wrist while showing they are guilty,” one fan added.
It’ll be interesting to see if this comes back to haunt Harbaugh should he try to make a return to coaching at the collegiate level.
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