Adam Schefter has never been shy about his love for Michigan. The ESPN analyst let it shine through during an appearance on Get Up on Monday morning. Over the last couple of days, the major story in the college football world has pertained to the NCAA announcing punishments related to their sign-stealing investigation into the Wolverines. […]
Adam Schefter has never been shy about his love for Michigan. The ESPN analyst let it shine through during an appearance on Get Up on Monday morning.
Over the last couple of days, the major story in the college football world has pertained to the NCAA announcing punishments related to their sign-stealing investigation into the Wolverines. However, the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 24 or 28 teams has also been discussed a bit, as well.
With the latter being discussed during Monday’s edition of Get Up on ESPN, Schefter saw it as an opportunity to take a shot at the NCAA: “The good part is I think the NCAA is finally done punishing Michigan,” Schefter stated. “I think they’ll have a lot more time to figure it out.”
The comment drew a ton of laughs from the desk on ESPN, and Schefter showcased a sly smile after the quip. Michigan fans aren’t exactly feeling the NCAA’s wrath, as many, including the ESPN analyst, would trade their punishment for their undefeated, national championship winning season ten out of ten times.
Regardless, the Wolverines will feel a bit of a pinch from the NCAA due to their investigation. Head coach Sherrone Moore received a two-year show cause order, as well as an additional game suspension to start the 2026 season.
Additionally, Moore was one of four coaches on the 2023 staff to receive show-cause orders, the NCAA announced. Former head coach Jim Harbaugh received a 10-year show cause while Connor Stalions – the former analyst who was at the center of the investigation – got an eight-year order. Denard Robinson also received a three-year show cause.
Moreover, the NCAA also placed Michigan on four years of probation and added an additional game suspension for coach Moore in 2026. He is already serving a self-imposed two-game suspension this year.
UM will also pay a fine of $50,000 plus 10% of the football program’s budget, a fine “equal to the anticipated loss of postseason competition revenue-sharing from 2025 and 2026,” and the equivalent to 10% of scholarships awarded for 2025-26. In addition, the Wolverines will see a 25% reduction in football official visits for 2025-26 and have a 14-week prohibition on football recruiting communications.
The decision comes after the NCAA’s investigation into Michigan began in 2023, when news broke of an alleged sign-stealing scheme orchestrated by Stalions. He later resigned from his position and Harbaugh served a suspension handed down by the Big Ten under its sportsmanship clause to end the regular season.
No matter what, Adam Schefter got to see his Michigan squad win the title, and he wouldn’t trade that for anything. We’ll see if the Wolverines can get back to contending in 2025, but the ESPN analyst is having some fun at the moment regardless.
— On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.
Category: General Sports
