Harbaugh to be suspended four games

[Cam Parker]

Not SEC-related but certainly CFP-related. Ross Dellenger reports that Jim Harbaugh is negotiating a four-game suspension with the NCAA for recruiting violations. The NCAA was previously investigating recruiting violations, and it was discovered that Harbaugh made false statements to the NCAA in a meeting with investigators.

It's expected he'll be suspended for the first four games of the season, which look to be a cakewalk for the Wolverines:

East Carolina, UNLV, Bowling Green, Rutgers.

Getting suspended for four games is a big deal, but the games he'll be suspended for will have minimal consequences.

 

[Cam Parker]

To add, there are other penalties for a few staffers and former staffers, per Dellenger. The big thing I took away was the cover up was worse than the crime. There were a few Level II violations (contact with recruits in dead periods, analysts doing on-field coaching, coaches watching workouts through Zoom), but him covering it up to the NCAA was what caused the suspension (Level I violation).

Dellenger's full article: https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-mi...Ih5BbZ8MKkc5rdp2Z1u6fcKiq8l7OSI0B5R9tDsZCVupB

 

[BD489]

Feels like it’s the ncaa job to prove allegations, not for the coach to turn himself in!

 

[crfcom]

So it sounds like Smart and Harbough are getting chippy with each other about cheating. Pot and Kettle thing.