NCAA fines Michigan millions, suspends Moore 3 games over sign-stealing scandal Nation Aug 15, 2025 5:46 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023.
The NCAA said it had “overwhelming” and concerning evidence of a cover-up by Wolverines staff and noted there were “sufficient grounds for a multiyear postseason ban” against a program now considered a repeat violator. But the governing body stopped short of program-crippling punishments, saying a two-year postseason ban “would unfairly penalize student-athletes for the actions of coach