ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The findings and punishment linked to the Michigan football sign-stealing case are about to be announced, according to a report by ESPN.
According to a post by ESPN college football reporters Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel, the NCAA formally notified the people involved in the infractions case that an announcement on the findings and punishment will be publicly released Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
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The scandal centers around former staffer Connor Stalions, who is accused of breaking NCAA advanced scouting rules by sending people to games involving future Michigan opponents to gather cellphone footage of sideline signals.
The Big Ten suspended then-head coach Jim Harbaugh for the final three regular season games of the 2023 season during the investigation, and Michigan has self-imposed a very specific two-game suspension for current head coach Sherrone Moore this year.
So far, there hasn’t been confirmed evidence that Harbaugh, Moore, or anyone else on staff knew what Stalions was up to or directed him to break NCAA rules. But still, there are questions of institutional control and how the university handled the situation.
The Wolverines went on to win the national championship in 2013, and NCAA President Charlie Baker quickly went on the record to defense that title, saying it was won “fair and square.”
While speculation from rival fans and denial from the Maize and Blue have delivered a wide range of hypothetical punishments for the program, it appears we’ll finally be able to put that to rest on Friday.