According to TheWolverine.com, a study that is being launched by the NCAA might result in the Michigan football program receiving a Notice of Allegations as soon as this week. The result of the investigation could involve an attempt to exclude the Wolverines from participating in the postseason for a period of up to two years.

There are claims that former football staffer Connor Stalions engaged in inappropriate scouting, which is the focus of the inquiry into the program that began late in the previous season. The pending NOA is connected to the allegations of sign-stealing and the investigation that resulted from those allegations.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may propose a postseason suspension of either one or two years for the University of Michigan, which the university would contest, despite the fact that it is willing to have a punishment imposed on it.

The view that the NCAA will attempt to “make an example” of Michigan stems from the opinion that the school was “thumbing its nose” at the NCAA during the investigation. This belief has led to the belief that the NCAA will try to “make an example” of Michigan.

Michigan was able to finish the season without suffering a single loss and win the national championship despite the scandal.

Nevertheless, it is not anticipated that the NCAA will revoke Michigan’s victories or the national championship that they won in 2023.

Due to the allegations that Stalions played a role in the organization of off-campus and in-person scouting, it is anticipated that he will suffer Level I infractions. The allegations include that the Stallion purchased tickets to games that would be played against prospective Michigan football opponents and then dispatched staff members to record the play signals of those games.

While intercepting enemy football signals is not technically forbidden, the NCAA restricts schools from scouting opponents in person in advance.

Additionally, it is anticipated that Stalions will be charged with failing to comply in an investigation that was conducted both during and after his employment. This past November, he handed in his resignation.

No current Michigan football staffers are facing allegations of NCAA violations.

Before the NCAA began its investigation, the Big Ten punished Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season, although Michigan won those games under then-interim coach Sherrone Moore, who was appointed to head coach after Harbaugh’s departure this winter.

How soon will there be a decision? The analysis implies that Michigan would likely not go before the NCAA Committee on Infractions before the middle of next year, and that the issue would likely take years to properly resolve.