Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh have accepted the Big Ten's three-game suspension for violating the conference's sportsmanship policy. In return, the Big Ten has agreed to cease its investigation into allegations of illegal sign stealing through the use of advanced scouting and technology, even as the NCAA continues its own investigation.

The Big Ten's initial ruling on Michigan's sign-stealing scandal is in: Jim Harbaugh is out for three games, for now. Michigan has spent the past three weeks embroiled in a scandal involving alleged advance scouting in an effort to steal signs, that has reportedly been going on for the past three years.

The Big Ten's case against Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is closed. Harbaugh agreed to serve his full his three-game suspension, the first of which was served last week against Penn State. The Big Ten suspended Harbaugh the day before the Penn State game after it said it had “uncontroverted” evidence of an in-person sign-stealing scheme.

But the 2023 season for Harbaugh and the Wolverines has now been marred by an investigation into sign-stealing allegations, a scandal that follows closely on the heels of another of alleged recruiting violations and lying to the NCAA during its investigation.