1 year, 11 months ago

Jim Harbaugh’s offseason at Michigan: From NFL interview to NCAA investigation, tracking the turmoil

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh’s program rarely provides a dull moment, but even by Michigan’s standards, the past three weeks have been a wild ride. Later that night, Michigan receives a draft Notice of Allegations from the NCAA outlining alleged rules violations within Harbaugh’s program. In response, Harbaugh says he is “in full support of President Ono’s message to our fans.” Jan. 16: Harbaugh calls Ono and informs Michigan’s president of his intentions to stay at Michigan. “I once heard a wise man say, ‘Don’t try to out-happy, happy.’” GO DEEPER With Jim Harbaugh back, Michigan can see path out of AD, NFL drama Jan. 17: The UM Police Department confirms it is investigating “a report of computer access crimes that occurred at Schembechler Hall during Dec. 21-23, 2022.” A program spokesman confirms Weiss, Michigan’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, is on leave.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Quarterback job still up for grabs as No. 9 Michigan prepares to defend title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore hasn’t decided yet who will start at quarterback when the defending national champs open their season at home against Fresno State. “We’ll just see who practices better these next couple of days and then we’ll make a decision, …

4 months, 1 week ago

Michigan’s Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is taking over college football’s winningest program and all the scrutiny that comes with it. “I’ll just say this: I look forward to them being released,” Moore said, facing more than 30 journalists and more than 10 cameras, …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA said Harbaugh, who left his alma mater to coach the Los Angeles Chargers after last season’s undefeated national championship, “failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations.” “Harbaugh engaged in unethical conduct and failed to cooperate when he denied …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh: ‘I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday said he has no reason to apologize as he continued to deny having any knowledge of the impermissible-scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation of his Michigan program during its championship run last year. Harbaugh could …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan’s Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign-stealing investigation, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season’s national championship, three people briefed on an impending notice of allegations told The Associated Press …

8 months, 1 week ago

Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! What’s that say about the NCAA’s intentions?” The recruiting case is also separate from the NCAA’s investigation into impermissible in-person scouting and sign stealing that roiled Michigan’s national championship season in 2023, and resulted in a three-game suspension of Harbaugh by the Big Ten. “The negotiated …

9 months ago

Michigan-Ohio State reset: As Tony Alford switches sides, where does rivalry stand now?

New York Times

Jim Harbaugh is gone, but the Michigan–Ohio State rivalry hasn’t missed a beat. The rivalry is alive and well, as Michigan showed by hiring Ohio State’s Tony Alford to replace Mike Hart as running backs coach. Replacing a Michigan legend with a coach from Ohio State shows that Moore isn’t afraid to play hardball, which is what it takes to …

9 months, 1 week ago

Who will Michigan start at QB? Can defense dominate again? 5 key spring football questions

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No national champion in recent memory entered spring practice with more questions than Michigan will have in its first spring under Sherrone Moore. How he became Michigan’s only choice to succeed Jim Harbaugh Now that spring practice is almost here, life after Harbaugh is about to begin in earnest. The April transfer portal window will be …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh but not its roster. Can Wolverines keep avoiding portal chaos?

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan was only a few weeks removed from winning a national championship, but there was no time left to celebrate. “They’re doing all the things they can to make sure they maintain the roster and keep guys around.” Keeping Michigan’s roster intact through the coaching transition was a win for Moore, but the work isn’t done. …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. “Jim Harbaugh didn’t forget how to coach a couple years ago and then say, ‘Oh, I remember …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh won a title, revived the Ohio State rivalry — stop with the ‘cheating’ crying

New York Times

Five years ago, I sat in the Michigan Stadium press box following Ohio State’s 56-27 blowout of Michigan. It’s funny to look back at days like that given what we now know about Jim Harbaugh, the national champion and the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. You can’t mention Michigan’s national title run this year without also acknowledging …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

What does Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan for the Chargers mean for Big Ten football?

New York Times

Jim Harbaugh is officially off to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. So what does Harbaugh’s departure mean for the Big Ten after Michigan won three consecutive conference championships? Several of The Athletic’s Big Ten writers put their heads together to try to figure out what to make of Harbaugh’s tenure at Michigan and where the conference stands without …

11 months ago

Chargers pull off a stunner, hiring Jim Harbaugh as their new coach

LA Times

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh watches his players warm up before the Wolverines’ win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. The Chargers made one of the most notable additions in their franchise’s 65-year history Wednesday by agreeing to terms with Jim Harbaugh to be their coach, the team announced. Being back here feels like home, and it’s great …

11 months ago

Jim Harbaugh’s last act at Michigan before leaving for Chargers made it all worthwhile

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh had everything he could have wanted at Michigan: an adoring fan base, a house next to his parents, a program contoured to his specifications and, as of two weeks ago, a national championship. The real question is what went right during these past nine years that allowed Michigan to do what none of Harbaugh’s …

11 months, 1 week ago

What’s next for Michigan? Replacing J.J. McCarthy, Jim Harbaugh’s future and more thoughts

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and its fans waited 26 years for a victory parade. Thousands of fans lined the freshly plowed streets of Ann Arbor on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s national championship. It was the clip of Corum in the same arena, delivering the following message to Michigan fans: “All I’ve got to say is, we’re going to run …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan’s ability to contend for repeat national title hinges on decisions by Harbaugh, key players

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So I’m just ready to keep enjoying this while I can and get back to work whenever we get started again.” Oddsmakers aren’t forecasting a repeat for the Wolverines. “We stood tall, upright and innocent.” Going 15-0, he said, was the result of “good old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeve …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for Jim Harbaugh? Michigan coach faces decision on whether to stay or go back to NFL

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HOUSTON — Michigan’s climb back to the summit of college football ended with its 34-13 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night. “Does it always have to be, ‘What’s next, what’s the future?’” Harbaugh looked into NFL jobs the last …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh and Michigan prove there’s more than one path to the top of college football

New York Times

HOUSTON — Jim Harbaugh’s way worked. The Wolverines’ 34-13 victory over Washington and triumph over everyone else who stood in their way to a national title is the culmination of nine challenging years of building a program with a certain purpose. Does it always have to be what’s next, what’s the future?” — Max Olson January 9, 2024 This team …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh focusing on Michigan’s championship, not his future: ‘Going to just enjoy this’

New York Times

HOUSTON – Jim Harbaugh has a victory parade in his future. Beyond that, Harbaugh said he’s focused on enjoying Michigan’s national championship and not on seeking out his next challenge, whether that’s chasing another title at Michigan or returning to the NFL. “People want to look at the past or look at the future,” Harbaugh said Tuesday at Michigan’s championship …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wasserman: Michigan’s quirky, title-winning season is a perfect reflection of Jim Harbaugh

New York Times

HOUSTON — There was something about this Michigan football team, even in the darkest times this season, where it just felt like its coaches and players knew this was all going to end with confetti falling on them in NRG Stadium. All season, long before Michigan beat Washington 34-13 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Jim Harbaugh’s assistant, sounding board and Michigan’s team chaplain

New York Times

HOUSTON — Wherever Jim Harbaugh goes, Robby Emery usually isn’t far away. “If these men and coaches don’t find the thing they lose, it’s really hard for them to move on to their next,” Emery said. That’s a great sign of leadership.” There’s been talk that Monday’s national championship game could be Harbaugh’s last at Michigan. “I’ll gladly talk about …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan QB McCarthy says sign-stealing saga masked work of players who ‘did things the right way’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The sign-stealing scandal that has hung over Michigan’s season has overshadowed the work the team has put in to go unbeaten and reach the College Football Playoff championship game, quarterback J.J. McCarthy said Wednesday. Michigan plays Washington for the national title in Houston on Monday as …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines to play for national title after stopping Alabama 27-20 in OT

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Harbaugh’s Wolverines will play for their school’s first national title since 1997 against Washington on Jan. 8 — but only after a fourth-quarter comeback and a hair-raising finish when the two winningest programs in college football history played just the second overtime game in the 110 …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

After leading Michigan to glory, send Jim Harbaugh to the Chargers

LA Times

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, left, celebrates with quarterback J.J. McCarthy after the Wolverines’ 27-20 overtime win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. “Who’s got it better than we do?” shouted Harbaugh afterward to the many Wolverines fans among the 96,371 witnesses who turned the Rose Bowl into a screaming three-hour mosh pit. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh holds the …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Does NFL want ‘quirky’ Jim Harbaugh? ‘He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?’

New York Times

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is closing out a controversial season in pursuit of an elusive national championship, but the spotlight isn’t expected to dim after the season. “He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?” GO DEEPER NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh After successful stints as the head coach at the University …

1 year ago

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA sent Michigan a notice of allegations related to impermissible on- and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and coaching activities, potential violations that led to the school’s self-imposed three-game suspension of Jim Harbaugh to start the season. Harbaugh returned …

1 year ago

NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh for allegedly misleading investigators: Source

New York Times

The NCAA is charging Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh with a Level I violation for allegedly providing false or misleading information in an investigation into recruiting infractions during the COVID-19 dead period, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed Tuesday. Athletic department spokesman Kurt Svoboda confirmed Michigan received a formal notice of allegations from the NCAA this week. The draft notice …

1 year ago

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge said Monday in a social media post he had no knowledge of the alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme for which the NCAA is investigating the Wolverines and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school’s directive …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh leans on ‘Ted Lasso’ to deal with challenges for No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Despite that noise, our locker room’s in one piece,” Harbaugh said Monday before borrowing a line from the fictional soccer coach in a comedy series. “We’ve got that, and it’s amazing.” Harbaugh sidestepped a handful of questions at his weekly news conference, including sharing his take …

1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh’s suspension keeps Sherrone Moore in charge of No. 2 Michigan vs Maryland, No. 3 Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That was the first time many people probably set eyes on Moore, or perhaps even heard of him as they tuned in to see college football’s soap opera unfold. The 37-year-old offensive coordinator will lead Michigan at Maryland on Saturday, when it will have a chance …

1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation into a scheme to steal opponents’ play-calling signals. The university continues to cooperate fully …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh accepts 3-game suspension as Michigan, Big Ten resolve litigation

New York Times

Jim Harbaugh won’t have his day in court after all. “The university continues to cooperate fully with the NCAA’s investigation.” The Big Ten announced Harbaugh’s suspension Friday afternoon as the team was traveling to State College, Pa. “Today’s decision by the University of Michigan to withdraw its legal challenge against the Conference’s November 10th Notice of Disciplinary Action is indicative …

1 year, 1 month ago

Would Jim Harbaugh return to the NFL? Amid his suspension, the question arises (again)

New York Times

University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has endured intense scrutiny in recent weeks because of the sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed his program. GO DEEPER Jim Harbaugh's turbulent Michigan 2023 timeline Last week, the Big Ten suspended Harbaugh for the rest of the regular season, saying Michigan was found to be in violation of its sportsmanship policy “for conducting …

1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh sticks up for his brother amid investigation: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “His phones, his computers and all that stuff have been looked at, and he’s come through this thing with flying colors,” John Harbaugh said. I think it’s a real compliment to our family and to him, something for us to be proud of.” The Big Ten …

1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh says Jim Harbaugh’s phones, computer have been searched: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

New York Times

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said his younger brother Jim Harbaugh had “his phones, his computers and all of that stuff” looked into as part of an investigation into Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal, and “he’s come through this thing with flying colors. “It’s been a long run.” Jim is currently serving a suspension that prohibits him from being …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m just looking for that opportunity, due process,” Harbaugh said at his weekly news conference. I’m just looking for the merit for what the case is.” The Big Ten’s case against the Harbaugh-led Wolverines is that they violated the conference’s sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh won’t comment on Michigan’s legal battle, calls Wolverines ‘America’s team’

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh opened his weekly news conference by saying he didn’t intend to comment on Michigan’s legal battle against the Big Ten until Friday when the two sides are set to present arguments in front of a Washtenaw County judge. He was pretty upset that he heard it through social media and not through the Big …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan plays without coach Jim Harbaugh, beating Penn State after no court ruling to lift his ban

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! About 90 minutes before kickoff, Michigan confirmed Harbaugh would not be at Beaver Stadium with the team and that a hearing in the school’s lawsuit challenging the Big Ten’s punishment was scheduled for Nov. 17. “We look forward to presenting our case next week where we …

1 year, 1 month ago

The Big Ten Picks a Risky Fight With College Football’s Most Litigious People

Slate

The Big Ten’s three-game suspension of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, which the conference levied on Friday, is one of the splashiest college football stories ever. College sports’ richest conference is heading down a legal rabbit hole with one of its two most powerful institutions, and the gloves were all the way off even before Michigan accused the Big Ten of …

1 year, 1 month ago

At Penn State, Michigan didn’t need Jim Harbaugh, a judge or a sign-stealer to keep rolling

New York Times

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Michigan didn’t need a judge, a jury, a sign-stealer, a passing game or even its coach. Afterward, defensive tackle Cam Goode held up a dry-erase board with the message “Don’t have 2 cheat 2 win.” Sherrone Moore, Michigan’s acting head coach, burst into tears during an emotional postgame interview on Fox. Sherrone Moore breaks into tears …

1 year, 1 month ago

Suspended Jim Harbaugh is tainted, too, but this Michigan season should not be

New York Times

Big Ten first-year commissioner Tony Petitti satisfied the angry mob and did the wrong thing Friday, invoking his league’s sportsmanship policy and suspending Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh for the team’s three remaining regular-season games. A 10-page letter written by lawyers, signed by Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, and sent this week to the Big Ten and first revealed by Yahoo …

1 year, 1 month ago

Is Jim Harbaugh’s suspension a surprise? What about Michigan’s response? Big Ten reporters weigh in

New York Times

Updated with Saturday’s news of Harbaugh’s absence at Michigan-Penn State. In one of college football’s more memorable Friday news dumps, the Big Ten suspended Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh from being on the sideline for games through the end of the regular season as punishment for Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal. Before Michigan’s plane touched down at State College …

1 year, 1 month ago

The Big Ten’s punishment of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh was sloppy, rushed and pleases nobody

New York Times

The Big Ten felt like it had to make something up. The Big Ten suspended Harbaugh from the sideline of the Wolverines’ three remaining regular-season games, which includes the season-finale against Ohio State. Do the Big Ten coaches and administrators, who have been livid about Michigan’s sign-stealing enterprise, win with this sloppy, abrupt and made-up punishment that happened after Harbaugh …

1 year, 1 month ago

Coach Jim Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations. Michigan asks judge for stay

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport. “Today’s action by Commissioner Tony Petitti disregards …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh suspended three games over alleged sign-stealing scheme

LA Times

The Big Ten banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, defying a warning from the second-ranked Wolverines in an extraordinary confrontation over an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football. The Big Ten said the school had violated its sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years” that resulted …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh’s turbulent Michigan 2023 timeline: From NFL rumors to multiple suspensions

New York Times

The 245-day-long Michigan football offseason started with worries that coach Jim Harbaugh may leave the program for the NFL and ended with Harbaugh serving a three-week suspension to begin the season. Harbaugh will end the regular season in a similar way after the Big Ten suspended the coach from games as punishment for Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal. @SandoNFL's …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan is accused of stealing other team’s signs. Here’s why its coach just got banned for 3 games

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference, of which Michigan is a member, have been looking into the claims for at least three weeks while the second-ranked Wolverines continue their season. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, who has had the job for about six months …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan files response to Big Ten, awaits potential discipline for program: Sources

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Michigan vs. Penn State in Week 11 college football action. Prior to Friday’s meeting, Michigan president Santa Ono outlined the school’s position in an email to Petitti, urging the Big Ten to defer to the NCAA’s investigation and respect Michigan’s right to due process. The Big Ten can argue that Harbaugh himself is responsible …

1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-college football staffer shared docs with Michigan, showing Big Ten team had Wolverines’ signs

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A former employee at a Big Ten football program said Monday it was his job to steal signs and he was given details from multiple conference schools before his team played Michigan to compile a spreadsheet of play-calling signals used by the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Connor Stalions: Does Michigan football’s sign-stealing scandal upend what Jim Harbaugh represents?

Slate

The world of college football is charged with potentially fatal voltages of schadenfreude at the moment. The two-time defending Big Ten champion University of Michigan football team, the avatar of a school known for its arrogance about doing things the quote-unquote right way, is being investigated by the NCAA over allegations that a team staffer—a twentysomething Marine veteran and lifelong …

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Season sweep of Broncos! Jim Harbaugh has changed the Chargers

LA Times

The Chargers celebrate a 34-yard catch and run for a touchdown by Hassan Haskins that clinched a comeback victory over the Broncos. “Our guys,” coach Jim Harbaugh said, “really just stayed the course.” The Chargers are 9-6, and short of a one-in-a-billion disaster, they will reach the playoffs. Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh hugs Hassan Haskins, whom he coached at Michigan, …

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1 week ago

College football transfer portal sets up a ‘no-win situation’ for Penn State

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CNN — Penn State University is playing its first game in the College Football Playoff in just a few days and is facing a shakeup in the quarterback room thanks to the sport’s wide-open transfer rules. Sophomore QB Beau Pribula, the backup to starter Drew Allar, announced Sunday night that he’s entering the transfer portal and plans to leave the …

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