Jim Harbaugh facing possible suspension stemming from potential NCAA violations

Uh-oh!

Just when you think the college football season is winding down, a whopper came to light Thursday.

By now you’ve heard Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has been reportedly contacted by a couple of NFL teams, but we’ve also received comments from Harbaugh that he expects to be coaching the Wolverines in 2023.

Well, now we have news Harbaugh is facing a potential suspension stemming from potential recruiting violations during the COVID-19 pandemic and his responses to investigators. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach were the first to report the news.

Now, if you’re thinking this is ironic, you would be right. According to those close to a situation involving Harbaugh and Ohio State’s Ryan Day on a conference call during the pandemic, the khakis and hat-with-a-suit-wearing Harbaugh criticized Day for what he thought showed impermissible contact between coaches and players during the pandemic. It’s what led to the “hang a hundred on ’em” comment from Day to his players — or so it was reported.

Now, we have to caveat all of this by saying that the investigation is ongoing and there has not been an official finding yet from the NCAA. Usually, where there is smoke there is fire with these sorts of things.

We’ll stay on top of this story as it develops, but it makes you wonder if the odds of Harbaugh jetting to the NFL just went up.

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