Joel Klatt claims NCAA "has zero teeth" following $30 million Michigan sign-stealing penalty

The Michigan Wolverines are in the spotlight once again after the NCAA handed down penalties for the 2023 sign-stealing scandal.

Nearly two years after the controversy first shook the college football world, the NCAA announced that Michigan would be stripped of 10% of its program budget, amounting to $10 million. The Wolverines will face additional fines of an estimated $20 million, while an eight-year show-cause penalty was issued to Connor Stalions, a 10-year show-cause penalty to Jim Harbaugh, and a three-game suspension for coach Sherrone Moore.

Fox analyst Joel Klatt was not happy with the time it took the NCAA to reach this verdict.

"You don't even have to tell me what the penalties are for me to immediately roll my eyes and think to myself, 'The NCAA has zero teeth because it's too late,' he said on his podcast (Timestamp: 19:52).

"They have so much red tape. They are completely inept at governing college football. That being said, they do still have a role or at least they think they do."

Urban Meyer speaks out about the Michigan Wolverines' penalty

Former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer also spoke out about the Michigan Wolverines' sign-stealing scandal and the penalty that was levied on them by the NCAA. The 61-year-old coach said the NCAA should have only targeted the coaches.

“What the NCAA did is not the answer," he said on "The Triple Option" podcast (Timestamp: 12:22). "I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I think coaches, financially, when they sign a contract, there’s gotta be — they gotta take the financial hit. Not the university.”

Sherrone Moore will miss two games (Weeks 3 and 4) this season and one game in the 2026 season. On3 noted that there's no clarity on whether the penalties will impact coaching salaries, as the fines are expected to be covered by future postseason revenue.