ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA penalties from Michigan football’s sign-stealing operation will cost the school more than $30 million, athletic director Warde Manuel said.Manuel recently spoke about the fines in a radio interview on The Big 1050 WTKA, saying “we’re going to find a way to deal with it.”The NCAA announced in August a series of punishments for a sprawling scandal that has loomed over the Wolverines for two years, including during their run to the national championship in the 2023 season, and the fine was expected to be tens of millions of dollars.Michigan initially appealed the ruling, and later withdrew last month.Coach Sherrone Moore also withdrew his appeal in September after serving the school’s self-imposed, two-game suspension. He will also be suspended for the 2026 season-opening game.The NCAA said it had “overwhelming” and concerning evidence of a cover-up by Wolverines staff and noted there were “sufficient grounds for a multiyear postseason ban” against a program now considered a repeat violator. The governing body stopped short of program-crippling punishments, though, saying a two-year postseason ban “would unfairly penalize student-athletes for the actions of coaches and staff” who were no longer there.Jim Harbaugh, a former Michigan quarterback and now the coach of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, faces a 10-year show-cause order following the conclusion of his previous four-year order effective Aug. 7, 2028. Harbaugh has always maintained he knew nothing about the scheme.Popular ReadsConnor Stalions, …
