Michigan punishment: Why NCAA levied no postseason ban, relief for Wolverines among key takeaways from ruling

The NCAA on Friday levied significant financial penalties, a suspension and historic show-cause terms to members of the 2023 Michigan football staff in the wake of a sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport as the Wolverines bulldozed their way to a national championship.

Those penalties and a 74-page report that came with them basically end what’s been a two-year soap opera in college football featuring a blueblood program and a brazen attempt at gaining an edge through impermissible scouting by former staff member Connor Stailions, a figure who garnered such interest that he received his own Netflix documentary.

These are the takeaways you need to know about the penalties that were issued and what it means for Michigan moving forward.

The penalties are mostly financial 

Outside of an eight-year show cause penalty for Stailions and a 10-year (!!!) show cause for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh — along with a three-year show cause penalty for former Michigan staffer Denard Robinson — the penalties levied against Michigan were mostly financial in nature.

Yes, Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore received a three-game suspension — one additional game from the two the team had previously self-imposed — but he’ll only miss one Big Ten game this year (Nebraska on Sept. 20) with the other two games coming against Central Michigan (Sept. 13) and Western Michigan (Sept. 5, 2026.)

The penalties that could really impact Michigan are aimed at the program’s coffers.

Michigan penalties show NCAA punishments changing with times: Emptying wallets arrives as primary deterrent

Tom Fornelli

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Author : Chris Hummer

Publish date : 2025-08-15 18:45:00

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