As first reported by Chris Balas of The Wolverine/On3, the Michigan Wolverines are self-imposing a three-game suspension on head coach Jim Harbaugh to begin the 2023 season. He will miss the non-conference games against East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green. Fortunately, Harbaugh will still be able to coach the team during practices leading up to those three games.
This all stems from the NCAA investigation into Harbaugh and the Michigan football program. The alleged violations stem from the 2020 offseason and include watching workouts over Zoom during the COVID dead period, analysts performing on-field coaching, and Harbaugh lying when it comes to Burgergate.