The NCAA officially brought the hammer down on Michigan football Friday, issuing sweeping sanctions tied to the Wolverines’ long-running sign-stealing scandal.
Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh received a 10-year “show-cause” order — one of the longest in NCAA history — while the program was hit with significant financial penalties but avoided a postseason ban.
Reactions across the college football landscape have been swift — from rivals calling it “overdue” to Michigan supporters blasting the NCAA’s handling of the case.
The recurring theme of the two Michigan/Harbaugh NCAA investigations is everyone lied and lied and lied. t.co/GgoVDgwkxL
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) August 15, 2025The price of a National Championship is $20M and 3 games without the head coach.Yeah, sign me up for that. What a bargain.
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) August 15, 2025Michigan taking care of the NCAA fine real quick ? pic.twitter.com/oMX0b9PBOz
— Swanky Wolverine (@swankywolverine) August 15, 2025By the way, USC was punished for 7 years, 2 year bowl ban, 30 revoked scholarships, 14 vacated wins, 1 vacated title, 1 vacated Heisman, and the end of a dynasty because Reggie Bush’s parents leased a house they found from a wannabe NFL agent.The NCAA is corrupt. t.co/SWcTG8pYGr
— Nico (@USC_Nico) August 15, 2025pic.twitter.com/8nnaDmYHWg
— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) August 15, 2025BREAKING: ITS OVER. NO NCAA HAMMER FOR MICHIGAN. -Natty title stays-No vacated wins-No postseason banSimply National Champions and one of the greatest college football teams in history. PULL IT DOWN. pic.twitter.com/aqbTLu75Y9
— Swanky Wolverine (@swankywolverine) August 15, 2025The “hammer” Ohio State fans were talking about for 2 years pic.twitter.com/FnDiZkJeIf
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) August 15, 2025Fans: “Michigan is getting the HAMMER!!”The NCAA’s hammer: t.co/aVaxmYpL15 pic.twitter.com/lEY4Rr87YV
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) August 15, 2025And least now we can finally all agree that Michigan's title in 2023 was built on cheating. The NCAA, The Big 10 and even Michigan themselves admitted they cheated and broke the rules.Title tainted.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) August 15, 2025Breaking: Michigan athletics fined the equivalent of .001117% of the school’s endowment ($17.9 billion). Moving on.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) August 15, 2025THIS YEAR Akron is serving a bowl ban because of the actions of past players and coaches lol t.co/9BfohqQnPo
— Garrett Searight (@GarrettSearight) August 15, 2025We ended the 2010s w/ Mizzou getting a bowl ban and 9 wins vacated for self-reporting that a tutor took some tests.Just a few years later, Michigan's sign stealing resulted in neither a single win vacated or a bowl ban.The history books will have a tough time explaining that.
— Connor O'Gara (@cjogara) August 15, 2025The investigation found “overwhelming evidence” of an impermissible in-person scouting operation run by former staffer Connor Stalions, along with recruiting violations, failure to monitor, and repeated failures to cooperate.
Michigan will serve 4 years of probation, lose 25% of its official football visits in 2025-26, and endure a 14-week recruiting communication ban. Financial penalties are a steep $50,000 fine, 10% of the football budget, postseason revenue forfeiture from the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and the cost equivalent of 10 percent of scholarships for 2025-26. The total financial impact could exceed $20 million.
Current head coach Sherrone Moore also received a show-cause, and an additional game suspension for the 2026 season.
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