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NCAA Sanctions Michigan Football Program With $20 Million Fines, Probation and Show-Cause Orders

The decision spares the program from a postseason ban to shield student athletes, triggering an appeal process under tightened operational and budget constraints.

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Wolverines teammates face off against one another in Michigan's annual Maize vs. Blue spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on April 19.
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Michigan offensive players in the huddle during a game against the on Nov. 23, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Overview

  • The NCAA found an off-campus sign-stealing scheme orchestrated by analyst Connor Stalions and identified failures in Michigan’s oversight and cooperation policies
  • The program faces over $20 million in penalties, including a $50,000 fine, 10 percent of its football budget, scholarship-cost offsets and forfeited postseason revenue for 2025–26
  • Michigan will serve four years of probation and abide by recruiting restrictions such as a 14-week communication ban and a 25 percent reduction in official visits
  • Individual show-cause orders bar Connor Stalions for eight years, Jim Harbaugh for 10 years, Denard Robinson for three years and Sherrone Moore for two years
  • Sherrone Moore’s self-imposed two-game suspension for the 2025 season is expanded by an NCAA-mandated ban for the first game of the 2026 campaign