Michigan's Jim Harbaugh to serve school-imposed 3-game suspension: reports

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The Michigan Wolverines have imposed a three-game suspension for head football coach Jim Harbaugh following alleged recruited violations by the program, according to multiple reports. 

Michigan, ranked No. 2 in the country to start the college football season, won’t have Harbaugh on the sideline against East Carolina to open the year next Saturday at the Big House.

He'll also be absent from games against UNLV and Bowling Green. 

Barring any other discipline, Harbaugh would return for the team’s fourth game of the season against Rutgers at home Sept. 23. 

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Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines speaks to the press after a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium Oct. 29, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich.  (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

The university was considering a self-imposed suspension after a resolution between Harbaugh and the NCAA was rejected by the Committee on Infractions earlier this month. 

Though the self-imposed punishment is expected to help the situation, the Committee on Infractions previously rejected a four-game suspension resolution between Harbaugh and the NCAA. So it’s likely this case hasn't been put to rest. 

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Yahoo Sports noted that the case will "almost certainly" carry into next offseason after learning the resolution fell through. 

The Athletic originally reported Harbaugh was accused of four Level II violations and a Level I violation for allegedly providing "false or misleading information" to investigators regarding impermissible