An NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel has ruled on a case involving Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, issuing a four-year show-cause order and a one-season suspension to the ex-Wolverines coach.

The case is not related to the alleged sign-stealing investigation that is ongoing and for which the Wolverines expect to formally receive a Notice of Allegations soon.

Instead, this case involves Michigan and five individuals who currently or previously worked for the football program who earlier reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff on violations concerning both recruiting and coaching activities by noncoaching staff members that occurred within the football program.

As part of the agreement, Michigan agreed that it failed to properly monitor the football program.

The violations Harbaugh is now being penalized for had to do with impermissible recruiting contacts and inducements during the COVID-19 dead period. An NCAA report indicated that Harbaugh’s violations are Level II violations, but “his unethical conduct and failure to cooperate with the membership’s infraction process” rose to a Level I violation.

The NCAA specifically noted that Harbaugh provided “false or misleading information.”

Harbaugh left Michigan after winning the 2023 national title, taking a job as the head coach of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.