On Friday, Harbaugh was issued a 10-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA as part of the Michigan advance scouting case. The governing body for college athletics found Harbaugh in violation of monitoring his program and failing to cooperate with investigators, both Level I violations.

Jim Harbaugh is refusing to comment on the NCAA’s decision to fine the University of Michigan tens of millions of dollars and to suspend head coach Sherrone Moore for a third game due to the sign-stealing scandal that occurred during Harbaugh’s tenure at his alma mater.

Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who delivered a national championship to Ann Arbor in 2023-24, wasn’t spared either. He received a 10-year show-cause penalty with a four-year penalty already in place, effectively blocking him from a college football return until 2038.