Michigan, NCAA reach agreement over violations
U-M given 3 years of probation, fine and recruiting limits; case against Harbaugh pending
The Michigan football program faces three years of probation, a fine and recruiting restrictions, and five current and former coaches have agreed to one-year show-cause orders stemming from an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations.
The negotiated agreement was announced Tuesday by the NCAA.
According to the NCAA, one former coach did not participate in the agreement, and that case will be “considered separately by the Committee on Infractions, after which the committee will release its full decision.”
Michigan received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA on Dec. 18, 2023 and had 90 days to respond, which it did on March 18. Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, now the head coach of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, and his lawyer, Tom Mars, filed a separate response, also on that date. The Detroit News has filed open-records requests with the University of Michigan for the NOA and Michigan’s response.
“Coach Harbaugh filed a lengthy response to the NOA, which unfortunately has not been made public,” Mars told The Detroit News on Tuesday. “I see that Michigan changed its position to get this resolved, which is not surprising. I can almost hear the wheels of the bus going ‘whomp, whomp.’”
There are potential violations and penalties for Harbaugh, according to the NCAA, which said it will not discuss the details of the case because its final decision is pending.
Michigan was given a draft of the NOA in January 2023. Michigan has said it agreed to the Level II violations that included impermissible in-person recruiting during a