Investigative Journalist Uncovers NCAA’s Bombshell Plans to Bring Down Sherrone Moore’s Michigan as Serious Repercussions Loom

Imagine this: It is 2023, you are a Michigan Wolverines fan, and your team is the darling of college football which cruised to a National Championship with a 15-0 run by absolutely dominating the field like it has in the last three years under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Cue vinyl needle skip sound. NCAA investigators are knocking on your team’s door for some serious allegations. At the epicenter of it all? The same head coach and his staff members questioned for “exploiting” gray areas in NCAA’s rules as the headline reads:

‘In from Michigan football: NCAA investigation begins for multiple level I and level II infractions.’

Saddening, isn’t it? Infuriating too. For the coach who just brought in the program’s National Championship after 26 years of waiting was accused of using some dirty tricks. And with Harbaugh went Sherrone Moore and Connor Stalions, falling down like dominoes. But what exactly was the case? After some whistleblowers reached out to the NCAA, an investigation concluded with 11 alleged violations, 6 being Level I infractions, on the Wolverines. The one in most spotlight? Bylaw 11.6.1. According to this NCAA rule, “Off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.” Just to be clear, sign stealing is not technically in the wrong and nor is prohibited, (the rulebook only states: “any attempt to record, either through audio or video means, any signals given by an opposing player, coach or other team personnel is prohibited” in the prohibited field equipment section.

However, Harbaugh and his staff members allegedly might have skipped the page. The NCAA claimed that Moore’s program used a “vast network” of people to tape the sidelines of future opponents, both in and out of the conference, across the last three seasons with Stalions orchestrating the entire scheme. The presence of people related to the Wolverines program in-person during opponent games is what scummed the pond. It was concluded by the Big Ten that Michigan conducted “an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years, resulting in an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition.” As a result, Harbaugh was suspended from four games entering the next season while the other accused staff members for 1 game each. Now, Harbaugh is no longer the Wolverines head coach, Stalions resigned, Moore is the head coach, and it has been about a year. Still, the Michigan Wolverines are still in hot water. And now, at the Ohio State Football at Buckeye Scoop podcast, journalists Justin Sipro and Nevadabuck give a rundown on what is in store for Moore’s program.

Looks like in no way the NCAA will leave their clasp from the Wolverines. As Spiro sounded an alarm, “There is not a sense of optimism in Ann Arbor. And to whatever extent there is it hinges on their ability to fight this in court. The NCAA as you guys have reported as I have reported want blood here. So for those out there with any skepticism about, you know, is there actually going to be a punishment..the intent of the NCAA is to chop their heads off.” So, going by the present situation, the NCAA will be extra vigilant about investigating Moore’s program now that they have violated Bylaw 11.6.1.  It was then Nevadabuck’s turn.

Things now have turned more like a personal challenge, according to him. It’s the NCAA’s challenge to toughen their ground. As per the analyst, “NCAA realizes that their role and their function in this whole brave new world of college football 2025. And beyond is as an enforcement agent.” However, they now need to prove that they are not just the collectors of rights or broadcast deals. “If they can’t prove the case and bring this case and enforce the case against Michigan, they feel like they’re done. So they’re all in on this one. You have an organization fighting for their very survival, and their mind their very survival hinges upon bringing Michigan down.”

While Moore and co. might have been blaming Ohio State for tipping the controversy to the NCAA, that’s not the case. Reviews of TV footage have shown Stalions standing next to Michigan coordinators across multiple seasons, holding a laminated copy of signs. Not just this. Big Ten schools claimed to have proof of tickets that were bought through a third-party app under Stalions’ name. If you haven’t noticed yet, things don’t look good for Michigan.

A shocking truth for Michigan Wolverines

As per the previous reports, the Wolverines doubted that any member from Ryan Day’s squad might have escalated the issue to the NCAA. Some of them even suggested that private investigators linked to the Ohio State HC were looking into Michigan. That’s when came a surprising revelation. As per the latest proceedings and Moore’s program’s response to the NCAA, those rumors turned out to be false.

Here comes a shocking update in the Wolverines’ letter to the NCAA: It was actually an unnamed source from within the Wolverines’ own campus who tipped the organization. Alarming, isn’t it? The identity of the tipster still remains undisclosed. However, the part of the letter reads that the source “appears to have worked at the school.” Chances look dim for the details of the source to be revealed soon.

Michigan isn’t taking the NCAA’s accusations lying down. They’re pushing back hard against the 11 allegations (six of them Level I, the most serious category) outlined in the August Notice of Allegations. The university is standing behind former HC Jim Harbaugh, current HC Sherrone Moore, and other staff, claiming the NCAA is “grossly overreaching” and “wildly overcharging” the program. They argue the NCAA lacks “merit or credible evidence” to support the claims, particularly regarding knowledge of Stalions’ alleged illegal in-person scouting system.

In their 137-page response, Moore’s program (an assistant coach at the time) specifically addresses why they believe many of the allegations fall short. They’ve even requested a “pre-hearing conference” to discuss the source of the information that triggered the investigation. The Wolverines’ fight is on, and the next step is a hearing before the Division I Committee on Infractions—an independent administrative body charged with deciding infraction cases.