Jim Harbaugh Reportedly Gets Tough NCAA News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jim Harbaugh, the former coach of the Michigan Wolverines, was dealt perhaps the most severe individual penalty in modern NCAA history this past Friday: a 10-year show-cause order from the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

On Friday, Harbaugh was issued a 10-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA as part of the Michigan advance scouting case. The governing body for college athletics found Harbaugh in violation of monitoring his program and failing to cooperate with investigators, both Level I violations.

Harbaugh, who left Michigan to become head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers after leading the Wolverines to the 2023 national championship, is largely insulated from the immediate impact of the NCAA's ruling. Yet the 10-year show-cause would remain a major barrier should he attempt a return to college football .