The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions handed out on Friday its punishment for Michigan's involvement in the Connor Stalions scandal, which made major headlines during the 2023 college football season.
Pete Thamel, ESPN's college football senior writer, reported the full extent of the Wolverines' punishment in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Full Michigan punishments here. pic.twitter.com/DPcGYiYM6A
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 15, 2025
Among the most important pieces of information from the NCAA's punishment:
- Stalions has been given an eight-year show-cause order, while former head coach Jim Harbaugh has been given one that will last 10 years. Harbaugh's will not begin until Aug. 7, 2028, as he is currently serving a four-year show-cause order from a different case.
- Current head coach Sherrone Moore is being suspended one additional game — Michigan's season opener in 2026. The program previously instituted a self-imposed two-game ban for Moore this upcoming season, which will take place during Weeks 3 and 4, according to Thamel.
- Thamel later reported that Michigan's fines could total somewhere in the range of $30 million. Michigan's football budget in 2024 was around $72 million, meaning the 10% budget fine would equate to $7.2 million. In addition to the 10% scholarship fine equaling more than $800,000, the two-year revenue fine could fall within the range of $20-25 million due to College Football Playoff revenue changes for 2026.
According to NBC Sports' Nicole Auerbach, a potential postseason ban was considered to be part of the Wolverines' punishment.
"However, the panel determined that a postseason ban would unfairly penalize student-athletes for the actions of coaches and staff who are no longer associated with the Michigan football program," the NCAA COI wrote.
It also appears that neither Michigan's 2023 CFP championship nor any of its victories were vacated as part of the NCAA's punishment.
The full 74-page report detailing the scandal, subsequent investigation and punishment can be read here.