NCAA hands Jim Harbaugh 4-year show-cause for recruiting violations

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NCAA hands Jim Harbaugh 4-year show-cause for recruiting violations​

The NCAA announced a four-year show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from college athletics until August 2028. The NCAA said Harbaugh, who left his alma mater to coach the Los Angeles Chargers after last season's national championship, "engaged in unethical conduct, failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations." The NCAA had already put Michigan on three years of probation along with a fine and recruiting limits after reaching a negotiated resolution in the case. Harbaugh did not go along with the agreement, disputing allegations he failed to cooperate with investigators, so his case was handled separately. "The panel noted that Harbaugh's intentional disregard for NCAA legislation and unethical conduct amplified the severity of the case and prompted the panel to classify Harbaugh's case as Level I-Aggravated, with penalties to include a four-year show-cause order. Subsumed in the show-cause order is a one-season suspension for Harbaugh," the NCAA said.

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Did the NCAA chase Jim Harbaugh to the NFL over a cheeseburger? Check the receipts​

At the Brown Jug, a popular campus haunt, customers can order Jim Harbaugh’s 10 oz. Sirloin Steak or his father Jack’s Famous Brown Jug Burger in a sports bar that shares its name with the symbol of Michigan’s rivalry against Minnesota. Like its namesake, a five-gallon Red Wing Pottery jug allegedly purchased in 1903 because Michigan feared someone might tamper with its water supply, the Brown Jug restaurant has become embellished in its own piece of Michigan lore. The story has all the features of a classic college football caper: a lightning-rod coach, a whiff of espionage and conspiracy theories galore, all set against the backdrop of Michigan’s march to three consecutive Big Ten championships and the 2023 national championship. The story of the cheeseburger at the Brown Jug gained widespread traction publicly, playing into a well-established narrative about the arbitrary NCAA rulebook. In response, Derrick Crawford, NCAA vice president for hearing operations, took the rare step of commenting on an ongoing case after the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions rejected a negotiated resolution in August 2023.

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Jim Harbaugh gives muted response after NCAA announces 4-year, show-cause order​

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had a muted response one day after the NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for the former Michigan coach due to impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m stopping the engagement there with commenting. My only hope is that one day college athletics will be about what’s best for the young men and young women who participate. That’s really all I have to say about it,” Harbaugh said on Thursday after practice. The show-cause order effectively bans Harbaugh from college athletics until August 2028. The response to the penalty was markedly different from his reaction on Monday, when he continued to deny having any knowledge of the impermissible scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation of Michigan during its championship run last year. The recruiting case is unrelated to the NCAA’s investigation into impermissible in-person scouting and sign-stealing allegations that roiled Michigan’s 2023 championship season and resulted in the Big Ten Conference’s three-game suspension of Harbaugh.

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REPORT: Raiders' Rival Struggling Under New Coach​

The Las Vegas Raiders will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1 this season. So far, the Chargers have been struggling through fall camp under Jim Harbaugh. It was supposed to be a season of renewal for the Las Vegas Raiders' AFC West rival, the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers cleaned house, so to speak. They hired a new head coach in Jim Harbaugh. The hottest name on the market, fresh off a national championship victory with the University of Michigan. A decorated NFL head coach 10 years ago, leading the San Fransisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance (that he'd lose to brother John and the Baltimore Ravens) and three consecutive NFC Championship games.

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Harbaugh on NCAA sanctions: Want 'what's best' for athletes​

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh deflected a question Thursday about the NCAA's most recent sanctions levied against him, which included a four-year show-cause order and in effect banned him from college athletics until August 2028. The NCAA said Harbaugh "engaged in unethical conduct, failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations." The organization also said he denied his involvement in the violations even though the record "overwhelmingly" supports the allegations.

The recruiting case is separate from the NCAA's investigation into impermissible in-person scouting and sign-stealing allegations that roiled Michigan's championship season in 2023 and resulted in a three-game suspension of Harbaugh by the Big Ten. Regarding that investigation, Harbaugh said in a prepared statement that he was "unaware" of any wrongdoing by Michigan and said he did not apologize for anything.

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Jim Harbaugh to be Michigan's honorary captain for opener​

Jim Harbaugh will be back at Michigan Stadium for the Wolverines' season opener. The former Michigan coach has accepted an invitation to be the team's honorary captain for the Wolverines' Aug. 31 game against Fresno State. Harbaugh left Michigan to take the head-coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers after leading the Wolverines to a national championship last season. Earlier this week, the NCAA announced a four-year show-cause penalty for Harbaugh for impermissible contact with recruits and players while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from coaching college football again until 2028.

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Jim Harbaugh wants to hire Colin Kaepernick for Chargers' staff​

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants to give quarterback Colin Kaepernick a job -- on his coaching staff, not his roster. Harbaugh said he reached out to Kaepernick shortly after he took over the Chargers in January about joining him in Los Angeles in a non-playing capacity. Kaepernick, 36, played for Harbaugh when he coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14. He has been out of the league since 2016 but recently restated his desire to resume his playing career.

Kaepernick reached an undisclosed settlement with the NFL in 2019 after arguing that owners had colluded to keep him out of the league, essentially blackballing him after he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice. Kaepernick posted a 28-30 record with San Francisco from 2011-16, passing for 12,271 yards with 72 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. The 2011 second-round pick took the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII, where they lost 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens.

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Jim Harbaugh: Colin Kaepernick won't coach Chargers this year​

If Colin Kaepernick wants to join the Los Angeles Chargers, it will not be until next year at the earliest. And it will only be as a member of Jim Harbaugh's coaching staff. Harbaugh, who coached Kaepernick in San Francisco from 2011 through 2014, told USA Today Sports earlier this week that he reached out to Kaepernick about joining his Chargers' staff shortly after being named coach on Jan. 24. Kaepernick, who turns 37 on Nov. 3, has not played in an NFL game since Jan. 1, 2017, after he began kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality. Kaepernick, who played six seasons with San Francisco after being a second-round pick in 2011, still has hopes though of playing again. He told Britain's "Sky Sports News" during the recent Paris Olympics that he is still training.

Kaepernick had a 29-16 record as a starter, including the playoffs, when Harbaugh was his coach. After Harbaugh left to go to Michigan, Kaepernick's record was 3-17. Kaepernick was the starting quarterback in Super Bowl XLVII against Baltimore. He was 16 of 28 for 302 yards with a touchdown and also ran for a score in San Francisco's 34-31 loss. Harbaugh has three players he coached in San Francisco on his Chargers staff -- NaVorro Bowman, Jonathan Goodwin and Will Tukuafu. Mike Iupati and Delanie Walker were coaching assistants during training camp while Dashon Goldson is a coaching intern for the season. Greg Roman, who was Kaepernick's offensive coordinator in San Francisco from 2011 through 2014, is also directing the Chargers' offense.

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