The Big 10 has banned Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh for the remainder of the regular campaign as the league punishes the school under its sportsmanship policy amid the ongoing NCAA probe into Michigan’s in-person sign-stealing ring.
The news was announced today: the 3rd ranked Wolverines (9-0) will face number 10 Penn State (8-1) in a very important match away from home tomorrow.
Breaking: The Big Ten is expected to discipline Michigan for the in-person scouting and sign stealing investigation and will prohibit Jim Harbaugh from being on the sideline for the rest of the regular season, sources told @PeteThamel.
He’ll be allowed to coach during the week. pic.twitter.com/dMzRU4zXow
— ESPN (@espn) November 10, 2023
The school was found guilty of the Big 10 Sportsmanship Policy for “conducting an impermissible, in-person scouting operation in the past few seasons, as that gave them an unfair competitive advantage that put all other schools in an unfavorable position compared to Michigan.
Big 10 allowed Michigan to finish its campaign, and the ban on the manager must be an example for all other schools, as Harbaugh is the face of Michigan.