1 year, 1 month ago

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

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 for ensuring the integrity of his program, even if there’s no evidence directly linking him to Michigan’s alleged in-person scouting ring. The revelation that Stalions purchased tickets for numerous games involving Michigan’s future opponents drew the ire of opposing coaches who believe Michigan’s 21-game Big Ten winning streak was built on an unfair advantage. That doesn’t get Michigan off the hook for potential violations of NCAA rules, but it could muddy the waters for the Big Ten as it seeks to punish Michigan for violating the sportsmanship policy.

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ohio State, Michigan fined $100,000 each by Big Ten for postgame brawl; no players disciplined

New York Times

The Big Ten fined Ohio State and Michigan $100,000 each for their involvement in a postgame fight that started with Wolverines players trying to plant a flag on the Ohio Stadium field and led to some law enforcement officials using pepper spray to break up the melee. “The Big Ten Conference considers this matter concluded and will have no further …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big Ten taking no further action on Michigan-Michigan State scuffle after review

New York Times

The Big Ten said it reviewed footage of the skirmish that broke out at the end of Saturday’s Michigan–Michigan State football game but determined that it will take no further action. “While the confrontation was a disappointing conclusion to the contest, the conference appreciates the efforts made by staff from both teams, security personnel and game officials to rapidly de-escalate …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big Ten Under Fire: Michigan State Denies Postgame Scuffle, Requests Investigation

Associated Press

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller requests that the Big Ten investigate a postgame altercation between Michigan State and Michigan players. The altercation resulted in several players being charged with crimes and the Big Ten fining the school $100,000. The conference has not contacted the coach or players regarding the skirmish.

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 …

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, 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

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

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

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

Big Ten got only one thing right in Michigan cheating scandal: Not punishing the players

New York Times

If the sign-stealing scandal involving the University of Michigan football program had not made your head explode yet, it did late Friday afternoon when the Big Ten suspended coach Jim Harbaugh despite acknowledging it had no evidence he had direct knowledge of impermissible conduct by a staff member. GO DEEPER Wasserman: The Big Ten's punishment of Jim Harbaugh was sloppy, …

1 year, 1 month ago

USC, UCLA to enter weakened Big Ten amid ugly Michigan mud fight

LA Times

The Michigan Wolverines were thousands of feet in the air Friday afternoon on their way to play the biggest game of their season when the Big Ten announced a three-game suspension of coach Jim Harbaugh. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, a Harvard-educated attorney with a TV background, received Michigan’s 10-page response to the conference’s evidence relating to now-former staffer Connor …

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 responds to Big Ten, saying commissioner doesn’t have discipline authority, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan warned Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti about overstepping his authority and rushing to judgment, insisting Wednesday that he cannot discipline coach Jim Harbaugh under the conference’s sportsmanship policy for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football. …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan prepared to take Big Ten to court if punished without full investigation, AP source says

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan is preparing to take possible legal action if the Big Ten Conference punishes the Wolverines’ football program before a full investigation into allegations of an impermissible scouting and sign-stealing scheme, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The potential …

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

Big Ten notifies Michigan of potential disciplinary action for in-person scouting, sign-stealing: Sources

New York Times

Michigan received a formal notification letter from the Big Ten on Saturday of potential disciplinary action in response to the school’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal, a university source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti met with Michigan officials Friday to discuss the matter amid calls from other Big Ten schools to punish Michigan for …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to wait for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan President Santa Ono sent an email to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, imploring the conference to wait for results of the NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation before potentially taking action against the Jim Harbaugh -led football program. “Due process matters.” Michigan …

1 year, 1 month ago

Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches. Coaches were angry and expressed frustration during …

1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten football coaches frustrated with conference stance on Michigan: ‘We want something done now’: Sources

New York Times

For the past two weeks, coaches across college football have been riveted by the alleged Michigan sign-stealing scheme, but inside the Big Ten, the topic has been more than just a curiosity. On Wednesday’s Big Ten coaches video call with commissioner Tony Petitti, and after Jim Harbaugh left the call, that frustration was voiced loud and clear, according to conference …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh promised a ‘gold standard’ for Michigan football NCAA compliance. What now?

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Five weeks ago, Jim Harbaugh stood in front of reporters and talked about setting a “gold standard” for rules compliance. Though he considered Michigan’s compliance to be exemplary, he talked about implementing new policies to “make sure I don’t ever get sidelined again.” “We’ve done an incredible job,” Harbaugh said then. Even if the facts are …

1 year, 2 months ago

No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigation into allegations of sign-stealing

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Michigan announced Friday it has suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by Wolverines opponents. The Wolverines, who started their season with coach Jim Harbaugh serving a university-imposed three-game suspension …

1 year, 3 months ago

Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. Michigan State may fire Tucker for …

1 year, 4 months ago

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to serve 3-game suspension to open season for NCAA recruiting violations

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will serve a three-game suspension to start this season as part of self-imposed penalties for NCAA recruiting infractions. Michigan had proposed a four-game suspension as part of a negotiated resolution to the case with NCAA enforcement staff, but the association’s committee on …

1 year, 4 months ago

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh suspended 3 games in self-imposed ban: Why and what’s next

New York Times

Michigan has self-imposed a three-game suspension for coach Jim Harbaugh following alleged recruiting violations within the football program, the school announced Monday. The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions previously rejected a negotiated resolution that included a four-game suspension, clearing Harbaugh’s path to coach the entire season. We’re going to rally behind him.” — Meek Backstory Michigan was working toward a four-game …

1 year, 4 months ago

NCAA committee fails to approve deal with Michigan, leaving coach Harbaugh’s status uncertain

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It is unclear if the NCAA Committee on Infractions will accept Michigan’s proposal of a four-game suspension for coach Jim Harbaugh to settle a case involving recruiting violations. The committee could have approved a suspension for Harbaugh to start the upcoming season, but it reviewed the …

1 year, 4 months ago

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh facing 4-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules, AP source says

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is facing a four-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules over improper contact with recruits, a person with knowledge of a proposed settlement between the school and NCAA enforcement said Tuesday. The person with knowledge of the situation said Michigan offensive coordinator and …

1 year, 4 months ago

The Jim Harbaugh penalty is a joke, which shows we’re making progress

New York Times

The Brown Jug is a Michigan campus institution located on University Avenue in Ann Arbor, and each of its menu items is named after a Wolverines legend. So here’s the supposed scenario: Jim Harbaugh went to The Brown Jug to meet some recruits and bought them hamburgers with his own money. Very little for a loaded Michigan team The penalty …

1 year, 10 months ago

Jim Harbaugh: Michigan good place to be despite challenges

Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh has had an eventful offseason, from interviewing with the Denver Broncos to talking with the NCAA about possible violations in Michigan’s football program and firing an assistant coach under investigation by police. “Compare us to perfect, and we’re going to come up short in the major areas,” Harbaugh said Thursday in his first remarks …

1 year, 11 months ago

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

New York Times

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 …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Michigan: NCAA looking into potential football infractions

Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Friday that it has received notice from the NCAA that it is looking into potential rules infractions in the Wolverines football program. “Out of respect to the NCAA’s enforcement process, we will not offer further comments.” The investigation is believed to involve impermissible texts and calls — including some by coach Jim Harbaugh — …

2 years ago

Big Ten fines MSU $100K, reprimands Mich for tunnel melee

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We are taking disciplinary action and will continue to work with our member institutions to strengthen their game day procedures and ensure our honored traditions.” The Big Ten said the suspensions that ended the season for seven other Michigan State players were sufficient. Last Wednesday, the …

2 years, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh expects 4 Michigan State players to be charged

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh expects the four suspended Michigan State football players involved in roughing up two members of Michigan’s team to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said later Monday that it would be irresponsible …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

MAC commissioner calls for NCAA to crack down on ‘behavioral trainwreck’ in college sports after flag-planting brawls

CNN

CNN — The Mid-American Conference commissioner wants the NCAA to crack down on what he calls “abysmal behavior” at college sports events, which he said has shown a “lack of respect for norms and traditions.” The letter, sent on Thursday from Jon A. Steinbrecher to NCAA president Charlie Baker and shared with CNN, argued that sportsmanship and ethical conduct are …

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