The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions ruled on the University of Michigan‘s advanced scouting case on Friday, per ESPN sources, with the school facing a significant fine of the loss of two years of postseason football revenue but avoiding punitive penalties like a postseason ban.
The NCAA also ruled an additional game suspension for head coach Sherrone Moore, per ESPN sources, which is expected to take place in the 2026 season. Moore is expected to serve a two-game suspension in the upcoming season, which ESPN reported in May that the school proposed to self-impose.
Moore is expected to serve the two games this year, which the school suggested, and has the option to potentially appeal the additional game. Per sources, the NCAA COI also levied an 8-year show-cause penalty for Connor Stalions and a 10-year show-cause penalty for former coach Jim Harbaugh, who is now coaching in the NFL. Those essentially act as barriers to schools hiring them in the future.
The size of the fine is expected to be considerable, although a finite amount will not be available. While there’s variables on how much teams will get from football postseason revenue, sources expect that number based on past Big Ten revenues and projections to be more than $20 million and perhaps more than $25. Some of that will depend on both Michigan’s performance the Big Ten’s performance.
Multiple sources familiar with Big Ten projected postseason revenues told ESPN to expect that number to be easily north of $20 million and perhaps above $25 million, as the CFP revenue significantly increases for Big Ten schools with the new contract in 2026.
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