The NCAA said Michigan gained a “substantial competitive advantage,” made an “elaborate effort” to obstruct the investigation into an illegal scouting/sign-stealing scheme and failed to “create a culture of compliance,” but also believes the penalties issued are “significant” and fitting.

Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore has been penalized three games, including a two-game self-imposed suspension this season as well as the first game game of the 2026 season, and the Michigan athletic department has been slapped with enormous fines, including losses of postseason revenue for the next two seasons, the NCAA announced Friday in its decision on the illegal scouting/sign-stealing case that focused on former staffer Connor Stalions.

In a statement Friday afternoon, the University of Michigan

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