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The NCAA’s ongoing probe into advanced scouting by Michigan has thrown a curveball into the Wolverines’ pursuit of another Big Ten title and College Football Playoff berth. It culminated with the Big Ten, on Nov. 10, suspending coach Jim Harbaugh for the team’s final three games of the regular season on the basis of Michigan violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy. However, the Wolverines weren’t fazed by Harbaugh’s absence in Week 11 as they kept their undefeated season alive with a 24-15 victory at Penn State, leading to the Michigan coach singing praises of his group Monday back in Ann Arbor.
“Just the perseverance and the stalwartness of these guys, watching [the game] I would have to say to everybody: That’s got to be America’s team,” Harbaugh remarked, addressing reporters for the first time since the suspension. “America loves a team that beats the odds and adversity and overcomes what the naysayers, critics and so-called experts think. That’s my favorite kind of team. Watching from that view on television, it was violent. People get to see what I see everyday from these players and coaches.”
Harbaugh previously had to watch Michigan from afar during the opening three weeks of the season while serving a school-imposed suspension, stemming from a separate but ongoing NCAA probe into alleged violations committed by the Wolverines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harbaugh is accused of misleading NCAA investigators.
Harbaugh now tracks to miss what amounts to half of Michigan’s regular season with the recent punishment from the Big Ten. But as made clear during his appearance with reporters, Harbaugh and the university won’t go down without a fight before the regular season ends, setting the stage for a tense battle between the…
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Author : Dean Straka
Publish date : 2023-11-13 20:11:40
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