Earlier today, Iowa announced a one-game suspension for head coach Kirk Ferentz.
Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr were each suspended one game for a recruiting violation that occurred during their pursuit of Michigan transfer quarterback Cade McNamara.
Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh knows what it’s like to be punished for recruiting violations. Earlier this summer, the NCAA administered a one-year suspension and four-year show cause for Harbaugh and his staff’s recruiting improprieties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following today’s announcement about Ferentz, Detroit Free Press writer Tony Garcia took to X/Twitter to take a jab at Harbaugh for how he handled his own brush with the NCAA compared to the way Iowa did theirs.
“Wait, a head coach for a Big Ten football team got caught committing a Level II violation and actually took accountability for it?” Garcia asked . “He didn’t have to make it a dog and pony show? Now it will not get dragged on for years? I, for one, am shocked. Didn’t know that was possible.”
Not surprisingly, Michigan fans aren’t too fond of Garcia’s sarcasm here.
As for Harbaugh, he doesn’t have to worry about his NCAA punishment because he’s currently coaching the Los Angeles Chargers.
In regards to the ongoing NCAA investigation into the Wolverines’ sign stealing scandal, Harbaugh denied any wrongdoing during a conversation with reporters earlier this summer.
“Never lie. Never cheat. Never steal. I was raised with that lesson,” Harbaugh told reporters . “I have raised my family on that lesson. I have preached that lesson to the teams that I’ve coached.
“No one’s perfect. If you stumble, you apologize and you make it right,” he added. “Today, I do not apologize. I did not participate, was not aware nor complicit in those said allegations. So for me, it’s back to work and attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”
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