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NCAA Punishes Michigan Football With Multimillion-Dollar Fines and Show-Cause Orders

Michigan plans to appeal the NCAA ruling that penalized the program for a multi-season off-campus scouting operation with obstruction of investigators

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Harbaugh (left) was handed the longest show-cause order, spanning 10 years, while Stalions (right) was banned for eight years.

Overview

  • Michigan was fined over $30 million through the loss of postseason revenue shares for 2025–26 and additional budget and scholarship levies.
  • The program received four years of probation and faced recruiting restrictions including a 14-week communication ban and reduced official visits.
  • Sherrone Moore’s suspension was increased by one game to a total of three, with the additional contest to be served in 2026.
  • Show-cause orders ranging from two to ten years were issued to Jim Harbaugh, Connor Stalions, Sherrone Moore and Denard Robinson, limiting their future NCAA employment.
  • The NCAA declined to vacate wins or impose a postseason ban, citing concerns over unfairly penalizing current student-athletes.