The NCAA has come out with its judgment for Michigan, imposing fines potentially exceeding $30 million and banning Sherrone Moore for 3 games in total. Apart from that, there is also a 25% reduction in student scholarships for the next year and a 14-week recruiting restriction. Now, with this decision, there have been wider discussions about the leniency of punishments, vacation of wins, and questions around not handing down a postseason ban. But are these questions even plausible? A closer look shows that the NCAA’s hands are tied in many ways, and for some fairly compelling reasons. This has prompted former college football analyst David Pollack to call for sweeping changes to the system.

“At the end of the day, no one believes at this point that Michigan didn’t win the national title f

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