Timeline: How the Michigan trace-stealing scandal and Jim Harbaugh’s suspension unfolded

The Massive Ten’s case towards Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is closed.

Harbaugh agreed to relief his paunchy his three-game suspension, the first of which became served final week towards Penn Relate. The Massive Ten suspended Harbaugh the day sooner than the Penn Relate game after it talked about it had “uncontroverted” proof of an in-particular person trace-stealing plan.

Michigan initially requested a conclude towards the Massive Ten’s ruling in Washtenaw County (Mich.) court. A hearing on Michigan’s quiz to salvage Harbaugh back on the sideline became scheduled for Friday. That hearing has now been canceled because the Massive Ten has agreed to cessation its investigation.

Harbaugh will now be suspended for this weekend’s game at Maryland and the next week’s enormous matchup towards rival Ohio Relate. He’ll be eligible to coach any subsequence postseason video games, collectively with a doable Massive Ten championship and College Soccer Playoff.

While an NCAA investigation is mute ongoing, the Massive Ten’s case towards Harbaugh is settled. Here’s a glance at how the total events occupy unfolded over the past month which occupy gotten us to this point.

Oct. 18: NCAA informs Massive Ten of in-particular person scouting allegations

In a gathering the Massive Ten talked about had “lots of unprecedented facets,” NCAA president Charlie Baker had a call with the conference and Michigan where he talked about the NCAA had “extremely credible proof of a wide-ranging, multi-300 and sixty five days in-particular person, off-campus scouting plan orchestrated by a non-instructing staff member of the University’s football program.”

On Oct. 19, Yahoo Sports reported on the existence of the investigation. Consistent with Massive Ten commissioner Tony Petitti’s letter to Michigan on Nov. 10, what became detailed within the call “were a clear statement from the NCAA that the persona and reliability of the proof they had received indicated that the defective plan regarding the University’s football crew became ongoing and created a substantial menace of compromising the integrity of football competitions this season.”

The identical day as Yahoo’s document, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh talked about in a statement launched that night that “I create no longer occupy any records or records regarding the University of Michigan football program illegally stealing signs, nor occupy I directed any staff member or others to participate in an off-campus scouting assignment.”

Oct. 20: Connor Stalions suspended with pay

Two days after the call, Yahoo Sports named Michigan analyst Connor Stalions as a central figure of the in-particular person scouting allegations and detailed how assorted Massive Ten faculties were responsive to the plan.

“He spearheads the operation,” a Massive Ten coach suggested Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. “I once suggested [Stalions], ‘We know what more or much less sh** you are doing and it’s f***** up.’”

Later that day, Michigan presented that it had suspended Stalions with pay.

Oct. 24: Yahoo Sports exhibits Stalions purchases tickets to non-Massive Ten video games

The in-particular person scouting plan became no longer restricted to Massive Ten opponents. As correctly as to shopping tickets to video games though-provoking assorted Massive Ten teams, Yahoo Sports printed that Stalions had also purchased tickets to video games that contains teams that Michigan could perchance additionally play within the College Soccer Playoff.

Two days later, Yahoo reported that TCU — Michigan’s semifinal opponent within the College Soccer Playoff — became responsive to Stalions’ actions and had modified its signals before the playoff. TCU beat Michigan to reach to the nationwide title game.

Oct. 31: Central Michigan publicizes investigation into who became on sideline

Central Michigan talked about on Halloween that it became “within the arrangement of figuring out the info” regarding a checklist of a man who gave the look of Stalions wearing Central Michigan tools on the sideline of the crew’s season-opening game towards Michigan Relate in September.

Michigan beat Michigan Relate 49-0 in Week 8. The game came about after Stalions became suspended.

Nov. 2: Massive Ten meets with Michigan and lays out ‘uncontroverted’ proof

In a conference call though-provoking administrators from the school and the NCAA, the Massive Ten talked about the NCAA “suggested the Conference and the University that, constant with its investigation and the proof it had mute, the NCAA ‘knew and could perchance point out’” many things about Michigan’s in-particular person scouting operation. These facets included how Stalions “participated in and coordinated a sizable off-campus, in-particular person reach scouting plan,” he and others “video recorded signs old by future University opponents while attending the opponents’ video games in particular person” and that one day of Michigan video games, Stalions “became fresh on the University’s sidelines, dressed equally to University coaches, in cessation proximity to University coaches, and he communicated today with such coaches.”

The Massive Ten then held a call with the assorted athletic administrators within the conference as leaders at assorted faculties entreated the conference to take motion towards Michigan.

Later that night, the Massive Ten talked about Michigan president Santa Ono asked the conference to no longer set a ruling till the outcomes of the NCAA’s investigation because “oral updates from NCAA enforcement staff create no longer and can no longer constitute proof.”

Nov. 3: Michigan aspects methods with Connor Stalions

The University of Michigan and recruiting analyst Connor Stalions segment methods after a controversial two weeks. Stalions had been accused by a large series of faculties of shopping tickets in his name for video games of future Michigan opponents and transferring them to varied guests and acquaintances. These folk were seen on varied stadium security cameras holding cellphones up one day of play, presumably to story the signals of assistant coaches.

Michigan launched a statement announcing Stalions resigned.

“Connor Stalions resigned his situation with Michigan Athletics this afternoon,” the statement read. “We’re unable to utter extra regarding this personnel topic.”

Nov. 4: Massive Ten offers Michigan with formal uncover about it had violated sportsmanship policy

Two days after it suggested the school there became “uncontroverted” proof regarding the in-particular person trace stealing, the Massive Ten gave Michigan its formal uncover about that the school had violated the conference’s sportsmanship policy. In its uncover about, the Massive Ten talked about that “these were no longer isolated or haphazard incidents. The violations were pervasive, systemic, and came about over multiple years.”

Nov. 8: Michigan responds to Massive Ten uncover about

Michigan replied four days after the Massive Ten’s uncover about. The conference talked about that Michigan “didn’t utter” the existence of Stalions’ plan and argued the Massive Ten didn’t occupy the authority to self-discipline the school. Michigan also suggested the Massive Ten that assorted teams had shared its signals among themselves and that “it believed it had proof of assorted conference participants intelligent in impermissible in-particular person trace-stealing.”

Nov. 10: Harbaugh suspended three video games

Michigan’s response didn’t sway the Massive Ten as Pettiti sent a letter to the school outlining why Jim Harbaugh became suspended for three video games as a result of the in-particular person trace-stealing.

In the letter, the Massive Ten talked about “the existence of the impermissible plan is proven” and that Harbaugh could perchance be allowed to coach one day of the week but became averted from being on the sidelines on game days for the rest of the regular season.

“We impose this disciplinary motion even supposing the Conference has no longer yet received any records indicating that Head Soccer Coach Harbaugh became responsive to the impermissible nature of the trace-stealing plan. Here’s no longer a sanction of Coach Harbaugh. It is a sanction towards the University that, below the unprecedented instances equipped by this offensive conduct, ideal fits the violation because: (1) it preserves the ability of the University’s football pupil-athletes to continue competing; and (2) it recognizes that the Head Coach embodies the University for functions of its football program.”

Nov. 11: Contemplate devices hearing for Nov. 17 as Michigan beats Penn Relate

Michigan today pushed back towards the Massive Ten’s suspension and filed for a conclude towards the ruling in Washtenaw County (Mich). The judge assigned to the case, Tim Connors, didn’t hiss a ruling sooner than Michigan’s ranking towards Penn Relate on Saturday and set of living a hearing for Nov. 17.

Michigan and Harbaugh are arguing that the Massive Ten has overstepped its bounds in suspending Harbaugh and that the conference lacks proof to point that Harbaugh himself violated any principles.

After Michigan’s ranking over Penn Relate, period in-between head coach Sherrone Moore gave an emotional sideline interview and paid tribute to Harbaugh.

“I must thank the Lord. I must thank coach Harbaugh. I f****** care for you, man. I admire the s*** out of you, man. We did this for you,” Moore talked about after the ranking. “For this college, the president, our AD … We purchased the appropriate gamers, ideal college, ideal alumni within the country.”

No. 16: Jim Harbaugh consents to relief 3-game suspension, settling case sooner than court date

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has agreed to relief the three-game suspension levied by the Massive Ten amid the investigation into alleged impermissible, in-particular person trace-stealing by a member of the UM football staff.

That closes the book on the Massive Ten’s punishment towards Harbaugh at some point sooner than a scheduled court date that can occupy particular whether or no longer Harbaugh can occupy had a transient raise on his suspension.

The college issued a statement announcing that the pending litigation between UM, Harbaugh and the Massive Ten has been resolved. As a result, the Massive Ten has agreed to cessation its investigation into Michigan and Harbaugh will relief his suspension in paunchy.