Overview

• Michigan has formally appealed the Committee on Infractions ruling, triggering the Infractions Appeals Committee’s largely document-driven process that typically runs five to seven months and pauses payment of assessed fines.
• The sanctions feature probation and financial penalties estimated at upwards of roughly $30 million, including a $50,000 fine plus assessments tied to 10% of the football operating budget, 10% of scholarship value and two seasons of shared postseason revenue.
• The panel declined to vacate wins or impose a postseason ban, citing that vacating applies when ineligible athletes compete and expressing concern about punishing current players for actions by former staff.
• Individual penalties include a 10-year show‑cause for Jim Harbaugh (to follow an existing four‑year order), an eight‑year show‑cause for Connor Stalions, and a two‑year show‑cause for head coach Sherrone Moore, who will sit two games in 2025 and one in 2026.
• Michigan staff say the team remains focused for 2025 with playoff eligibility intact; Moore is set to miss Week 3 vs. Central Michigan and the Big Ten opener at Nebraska, as public figures debate the NCAA’s approach and the 2023 title’s legitimacy.