NCAA Infractions Case
The NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) determined that between 2021 and 2023 the Michigan football program committed violations involving off-campus, in-person scouting, impermissible recruiting inducements and communications, head coach responsibility rules by a former head coach, individuals' failures to cooperate and Michigan's failure to monitor. The scouting violations by a former football staff member, along with the former head football coach's head coach responsibility violation and most of the failure to cooperate violations, were determined to be Level I by the NCAA. The recruiting violations, one staff member's failure to cooperate violation and Michigan's failure to monitor violation are Level II. Two involved individuals, both former football staff members, agreed to violations and penalties associated with their actions in agreements approved by the committee via the negotiated resolution process. As a result of the violations, the COI imposed penalties on the institution which include four years of probation, reductions in recruiting communications and official visits, and significant financial penalties. The probation period will run consecutively to a probation period the institution is currently serving and will conclude in 2031. In addition, show cause orders were imposed on several involved individuals. The full report of the COI's findings in this matter can be accessed here.
NCAA Resolution
The University of Michigan Athletic Department is on NCAA probation for three years until April 9, 2027, as a result of violations of NCAA rules which occurred within the football program. During the spring practices of 2021, several football staff members who were not permitted to engage in coaching activities did so resulting in the program exceeding the limit in effect at that time on countable football coaches. In addition, several non-coaching staff members were impermissibly present during permissible on-campus evaluations. Several members of the football staff also had impermissible on and off-campus contact with three prospective student-athletes during the COVID-19 Dead Period. Additional details about these violations and the resulting penalties can be found here.
