The Michigan sign-stealing case shows Americans are fed up with cheating

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh accepted a three-game suspension in a sign-stealing case, but the university said the Big Ten Conference “has confirmed that it is not aware of any information suggesting Coach Harbaugh’s involvement in the allegations.” (Paul Sancya/AP)

The University of Michigan football program is charged with stealing signs from opposing teams and is accused of impermissible in-person scouting. The NCAA opened an investigation and the Big Ten Conference suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season.

Michigan sued to block the suspension, but the day before a scheduled court hearing, the university dropped its case while noting that “the Conference has confirmed that it is not aware of any information suggesting Coach Harbaugh’s involvement in the allegations.”