NCAA hands Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh his punishment for Michigan sign-stealing scandal originally appeared on A to Z Sports.
The Los Angeles Chargers are directly connected with the latest massive news drop around college football. Head coach Jim Harbaugh was a part of the sign-stealing scandal with the Michigan Wolverines, and now, the punishments are being released and handed down by the NCAA. Check out the latest below.
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NCAA gives Harbaugh his punishment from Michigan scandal
Harbaugh will reportedly receive a 10-year show-cause penalty as part of Michigan’s punishments for their sign-stealing scandal.
The punishments for Michigan have not been officially announced by the NCAA, but multiple notable reports have revealed their plans for the program and staff involved.
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Harbaugh is now unofficially on a 14-year-long show-cause from the NCAA. That’s by adding this ten-year show-cause with the one he’s currently serving with a four-year show-cause, as punishment for recruiting violations, starting just over a year ago in August of 2024. That said, Harbaugh, now back in the NFL as head coach of the LA Chargers (11-6 in 2024), was not expected to be back in college football, at least anytime soon and certainly not now, as he’s back at the professional level. — On3Sports
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As for current Michigan HC Sherrone Moore, his penalties include a two-year show-cause order, and he will be suspended for three games, overall. There is a self-imposed two-game suspension, along with the first game of the 2026 season.
The Big Ten suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh for the final three games of the 2023 season, citing a violation of the conference’s sportsmanship policy, though no evidence linked Harbaugh directly to the scheme. Michigan self-imposed a two-game suspension for current head coach Sherrone Moore in 2025 for deleting 52 text messages with Stalions, later recovered. — Ian Valentino
For the Chargers, this news doesn’t affect them too much. In fact, it actually probably helps them keep their current head coach from ever returning to college football. With that penalty in CFB for Harbaugh, he will have no motivation to leave the NFL game again.
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Harbaugh will be able to put this entire situation and storyline behind him now. That chapter of his coaching career will officially be closed once these repercussions from the NCAA become official quite soon.
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This story was originally reported by A to Z Sports on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
