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The Michigan football program is under investigation by the NCAA amid allegations of sign steal, according to an announcement from the Big Ten on Thursday.
Yahoo Sports reports Michigan allegedly violated “rules that prohibit teams from scouting, in person, future opponents.”
The Big Ten then received notice from the NCAA that an investigation was being conducted.
“Late Wednesday afternoon, the Big Ten Conference and University of Michigan were notified by the NCAA that the NCAA was investigating allegations of sign stealing by the University of Michigan football program,” the Big Ten said in a statement. “The Big Ten Conference has notified Michigan State University and future opponents.
“The Big Ten Conference considers the integrity of competition to be of utmost importance and will continue to monitor the investigation. The Conference will have no further comment at this time.”
The NCAA has opened an investigation into No. 2 Michigan over possible rule-breaking around in-person scouting of opponents, sources tell @DanWetzel & me.
NCAA has alerted the Big Ten, the league confirmed to @YahooSports without revealing specifics.https://t.co/EXxXc90hZA
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 19, 2023
The allegations would violate NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1, which reads: “Off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.”
Michigan is also still under investigation for four Level II violations for alleged recruiting violations during COVID-19 dead period and not cooperating with NCAA investigators.
Harbaugh served a university-imposed three-game suspension stemming from those allegations.
Up next for the Wolverines is a trip to East Lansing for a meeting with the rival Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, October 21.
Kickoff at Spartan Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
