Michigan gets major fine, add to Moore ban for sign stealing - ESPN

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled on the University of Michigan's advance-scouting case Friday, with the school facing a series of fines that could eclipse $30 million. The Wolverines avoided punitive penalties such as a postseason ban or the vacating of victories, including during the 2023 national championship season.

The NCAA also imposed an additional game suspension for coach Sherrone Moore, which will be served for the first game of the 2026 season. Moore is expected to serve a two-game suspension in the upcoming season, which ESPN reported in May that the university proposed to self-impose. He also received a two-year show-cause penalty.

The 2025 games he'll miss will be the Wolverines' third and fourth of the season, a home contest against Central Michigan and a road matchup at Nebraska. The 2026 opener is expected to be against Western Michigan in Frankfurt, Germany.

The NCAA committee also levied an eight-year show-cause penalty for former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions and a 10-year show-cause for ex-coach Jim Harbaugh, who is now in the NFL. Those essentially act as barriers to schools hiring them in the future. Harbaugh's new 10-year show-cause penalty will not begin until after he serves a current four-year show-cause from a previous NCAA case.

The size of the fine is expected to be considerable, although a finite amount will not be immediately available. It includes a $50,000 initial levy, 10% of the football budget, 10% of the cost of football scholarships for the 2025 season, and the loss of all postseason competition revenue sharing for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. That sum could easily eclipse $30 million.

Though there are variables on how much teams get from football postseason