The NCAA Committee on Infractions fined the University of Michigan football program more than $20 million and imposed multiple coaching sanctions after finding the Wolverines ran an impermissible sign-stealing and scouting operation from 2021 to 2023. While the penalties include four years of probation and extensive recruiting limits, the school avoided a postseason ban and will retain its 2023 national championship. Under the ruling, Michigan must forfeit its share of College Football Playoff and bowl revenue for the 2025 and 2026 seasons—an amount expected to push the total financial hit well past $20 million—pay a $50,000 cash fine and surrender 10 percent of its football budget and scholarships for 2025-26. The program also faces a 25 percent reduction in official visits and a 14-week ban on recruiting communications during the probation period. Head coach Sherrone Moore received a two-year show-cause order and a three-game suspension, adding one game in 2026 to the school’s previously self-imposed two-game ban this season. Former head coach Jim Harbaugh, now with the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, was handed a 10-year show-cause that would bar a college return until 2038. Former analyst Connor Stalions, who orchestrated the scheme, was given an eight-year show-cause, and former director of player personnel Denard Robinson drew a three-year order. Investigators documented at least 56 instances of off-campus, in-person scouting covering 13 opponents, including Stalions’ confirmed appearance on the Central Michigan sideline. The infractions panel said there were sufficient grounds for a multiyear postseason ban but ruled that such a step would unfairly punish current players, reflecting the NCAA’s recent shift toward heavy financial penalties and individual accountability rather than team-wide postseason sanctions.