Michigan's Jim Harbaugh will not coach rest of regular season as punishment for 'in-person scouting operation'

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The Big Ten has come down hard on Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. 

The conference announced Friday that Harbaugh will not be allowed to coach for the remainder of the 2023 regular season after it said that Michigan "has been found in violation of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy for conducting an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years, resulting in an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition."

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh talks to quarterback J.J. McCarthy during a time-out during the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Oct. 14. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

"As a penalty imposed on the institution, the University football team must compete without its Head Football Coach for the games remaining in the 2023 regular-season, effective immediately," the Big Ten said in a release. "This disciplinary action shall not preclude the University or its football team from having its Head Football Coach attend practices or other football team activities other than the game activities to which it applies. For clarity, the Head Football Coach shall not be present at the game venue on the dates of the games to which this disciplinary action applies."   

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Michigan responded to the announcement with a statement of its own, saying it intends to seek a court order "preventing this disciplinary action from taking effect."

"Like all members of the Big Ten Conference, we are entitled to a fair, deliberate, and thoughtful process to