While Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff and players are preparing for the start of spring practice later this month, there remains the substantial issue of NCAA allegations against Harbaugh and his football program.
There are four alleged Level II violations, including impermissible contact during a COVID recruiting dead period, but the most significant is an alleged Level I infraction levied against Harbaugh for lying to and misleading NCAA investigators. Those allegations were outlined in a draft of the NCAA Notice of Allegations (NOA), which Michigan acknowledged receiving on Jan. 6.
The Detroit News immediately filed an open-records request for the draft NOA through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The University of Michigan FOIA office, after an extension, denied The News’ request on Jan. 27.
