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The NCAA has given former Michigan Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh a four-year show-cause order. Harbaugh and Michigan had been at the center of the NCAA investigation into sign-stealing.
On Wednesday, the NCAA issued a lengthy release announcing several sanctions against Harbaugh for Level 1 and Level 2 violations. The NCAA gave Harbaugh a four-year show-cause order. This means Harbaugh is banned from all athletically related activities, including team travel, practice, video study, recruiting and team meetings, at any NCAA school that employed him.
Given that Harbaugh is in the NFL, if he is hired during the show-cause order, Harbaugh would be suspended for 100 percent of the first season of employment.
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Why was Jim Harbaugh suspended?
In a statement, the NCAA said:
"A Division I Committee on Infractions panel determined former Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh violated recruiting and inducement rules, engaged in unethical conduct, failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations, resulting in a four-year show-cause order."
Harbaugh also repeatedly denied involvement but refused to participate in a hearing before the committee.
The NCAA announced that Harbaugh's recruiting violations were a Level 2, while his unethical conduct and failure to cooperate with the membership's infractions process was a Level 1 violation.
Jim Harbaugh denies role in sign-stealing
Former Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh denied having any knowledge of the alleged sign-stealing from Connor Stalions.
"Never lie. Never cheat. Never steal. I was raised with that lesson," Harbaugh said, via ESPN. "I have raised my family on that lesson. I have preached that lesson to the teams that I have coached. No one is perfect. If you stumble, you apologize and you make it right. Today, I do not apologize. I did not participate, was not aware nor complicit in those said allegations. So, it's back to work and attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
After leading Michigan to the national championship this past season, he left to take the coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL.
Harbaugh went 86-25 as the head coach of the Wolverines.
