The NCAA made their ruling on the Michigan sign-stealing case on Friday, and Sherrone Moore was hit with some added penalties. He’ll have to serve an additional game suspension, after the Wolverines already proposed a self-imposed two-game ban for this upcoming season, among other punishments. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, Moore will have a 2-year […]
The NCAA made their ruling on the Michigan sign-stealing case on Friday, and Sherrone Moore was hit with some added penalties. He’ll have to serve an additional game suspension, after the Wolverines already proposed a self-imposed two-game ban for this upcoming season, among other punishments.
According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, Moore will have a 2-year show-case order, as well. As for his suspension, his self-imposed two-game ban will take place during Week 3 and 4 in 2025, and the additional third game levied against him will take place during the first game of the 2026 season.
In addition to Moore’s punishment, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzelreported Michigan will receive a significant fine, expected to be more than $20 million. It’ll stem from the loss of postseason football revenue or the next two seasons.
The decision comes after the NCAA’s investigation into Michigan began in 2023, when news broke of an alleged sign-stealing scheme orchestrated by Connor Stalions. He later resigned from his position and then-head coach Jim Harbaugh served a suspension handed down by the Big Ten under its sportsmanship clause to end the regular season.
A hearing took place in June regarding the Stalions case, and the former analyst made an appearance. Wetzel reported Michigan faced 11 violations, including six Level I – the most serious according to NCAA rules. The expectation was a ruling would come down before the 2025 season officially started.
In the time since the investigation started, Michigan won the national championship and Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers, leading to Sherrone Moore’s elevation to head coach. He is preparing for his second season at the helm following last year’s 8-5 record, though he is already serving a self-imposed two-game suspension.
Tony Petitti: Big Ten ‘did send a letter’ to NCAA
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti also confirmed the league sent a letter to the NCAA regarding the case, which he said is not out of the ordinary in these types of situations. He did not offer further comment, though, because the process was ongoing.
“I’ll confirm that we did send a letter,” Petitti said at Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas last month. “It’s not uncommon in proceedings for a conference office to weigh in. I’m not going to address what the contents of the letter we sent are.
“And because it’s an ongoing process, I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to comment about whether it’s enough or not while there are individuals deliberating. I don’t think that’s the right thing to do in the process.”
Michigan is preparing to start the 2024 season Aug. 30 against New Mexico. All eyes are on who the quarterback will be as Moore said he won’t make an announcement until game week.
— On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.
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