Report: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh expected to be suspended four games for false statements to NCAA...

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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is "expected" to be suspended for the first four games of the 2023 college football season as part of a negotiated resolution between the program and the NCAA, according to Yahoo Sports and multiple reports. Harbaugh is accused of providing false or misleading information to the NCAA during an investigation into alleged recruiting violations made in 2021 during an extended recruiting dead period stemming from COVID-19.

"We are continuing to work cooperatively with the NCAA staff on an enforcement matter," Harbaugh's attorney, Tom Mars, told ESPN. "At this time, we are not allowed to comment on possible penalties or other aspects of the matter."

The NCAA alleges that Harbaugh lied to investigators during an initial meeting about the violations. Dishonesty to investigators is a separate Level I violation in the NCAA's rulebook. It appeared as if the parties were headed towards a resolution in the matter earlier this year; however, while those negotiations were ongoing, Harbaugh refused to sign a document admitting that he was dishonest during that first meeting.

The Wolverines coach has consistently maintained that he was not purposefully dishonest; rather, he claims he did not remember the events that led to the recruiting violations. Harbaugh's penalty will almost assuredly be harsher than what it would have been if the NCAA believed he cooperated from the onset as all four violations were of the Level II variety.

Michigan, which is expected to begin the season as a consensus top-five team nationally, opens the 2023 campaign with four home games against East Carolina, UNLV, Bowling Green and Rutgers. 

Multiple Wolverines assistants, including offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore and tight ends coach Grant Newsome, are expected to receive some form of punishment from the NCAA stemming from this investigation. Former Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, who left the program to join John Harbaugh in the same position for the Baltimore Ravens, is reportedly in line for a one-year show-cause penalty that would stymie a return to college athletics.

Last year, the NCAA notified Michigan of the four alleged Level II violations. Those included meeting with two recruits during the COVID-19 dead period and texting a recruit outside of a permitted window. Beyond the recruiting violations, the Wolverines are accused of having analysts perform on-field coaching duties during practice with coaches monitoring player workouts via Zoom. Level II violations are defined by the NCAA as "less than a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage."

[Cdub100 3,826]

NCAA is a joke.

[RLLD 4,143]

Well that liar over at Stanford, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, had to resign for falsifying studies.  So perhaps this is suitable?

I mean, any time any of us attempt to think, to criticize and debate....its always "source?", "link?", followed by eye rolls as they fall victim to the argument from authority falacy.....so yeah, maybe we should be holding people accountable. We dont need falsified studies to prop up obviously idiotic things, such as gender fluidity. Coaches have to be honest as well.

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

4 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

NCAA is a joke.

A statement I think the bored can 100% agree on.

[supermike80 1,800]

Oh let's see.

Week 1: East Carolina.  They will probably be 45 point favorites

Week 2: UNLV - 45 point favorites

Week 3: Bowling Green  50 point favorites

Week 4: BIG TEN SEASON BEGINS!! With Rutgers--at home.   30 point favorites

Boy they really hammered the program there huh?   That'll sure discourage further incidents like this!

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

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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. The restaurant’s walls are covered with Michigan memorabilia. Apparently, this place has one of the best burgers you can find in the Midwest. If you’re watching your carbs, you can opt for the Jim Harbaugh 10-ounce sirloin steak.

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.

That is the root of this entire Michigan-NCAA situation, which took another step forward Tuesday with news that Harbaugh is working toward a four-game suspension to start the 2023 season. Assistant coaches Sherrone Moore and Grant Newsome are facing one-game suspensions.

 

Confirming @Cdub100 earlier post.

 

[Mike Hunt 261]

22 hours ago, Cdub100 said:

NCAA is a joke.

Not even a Michigan fan but this is a joke.  Over buying a kid a cheeseburger for lunch with his own money?

With all the NIL $$$$$ floating around this does not make sense.

 

NCAA is trying hard to stay relevant.