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The 74-page NCAA report detailed the rift between Jim Harbaugh's football program and the Michigan compliance department.
The NCAA announced hefty fines and suspensions for the University of Michigan football program as a result of its sign-stealing investigation.
Big news emerged in college football on Friday as the Michigan Wolverines officially received their punishment from the NCAA for the sign-stealing scandals under former head coach Jim Harbaugh. While the Wolverines avoided any repercussions regarding the legitimacy of their 2023 Big Ten and national titles,
The NCAA report outlines Connor Stalions standing in disguise on the Central Michigan sideline for the 2023 opener at Michigan State: "Stalions attended that game in part to decipher Michigan State’s signals, but also to help a Central Michigan staff member with play calling."
Michigan was hit with severe financial penalties as the long-running, sign-stealing saga came to a close on Friday
Chris Partridge, a former assistant coach at Michigan who was fired in 2023 amid the Wolverines’ advance-scouting scandal, celebrated the release of the NCAA’s report on the case Friday evening.
Rival fans were hoping for much, much worse -- so was SEC fanatic Paul Finebaum, apparently. On the Paul Finebaum Show, Finebaum opened up by bashing the NCAA on its penalties to Michigan.