Newsstand: Jim Harbaugh releases statement on self-imposed suspension
Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh will officially be out for the first three games of the 2023 season after the university elected to self-impose a suspension due to recruiting violations and an investigation with the NCAA.
Michigan Athletics and Director Warde Manuel announced the suspension on Monday, and Harbaigh responded with a brief statement through media reports.
“I will continue to do what I always tell our players and my kids at home, ‘Don’t get bitter, get better,’” Harbaugh said, via ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Michigan released its statement on Monday afternoon, saying that Harbaugh would miss games against East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green. The Wolverine’s Chris Balas was the first to report that Harbaugh informed the team of the decision Monday morning.
“The University of Michigan Athletic Department today (August 21) announced that it is self-imposing sanctions in an ongoing NCAA matter related to its football program,” the U-M statement read. “Included in the self-imposed sanctions is a three-game suspension for Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, to be served during the opening three regular-season games of the 2023 season. The sanctions are in addition to previously imposed recruiting restrictions.”
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel also weighed in.
“While the ongoing NCAA matter continues through the NCAA process, today’s announcement is our way of addressing mistakes that our department has agreed to in an attempt to further that process,” Manuel said. “We will continue to support coach Harbaugh, his staff, and our outstanding student-athletes. Per the NCAA’s guidelines, we cannot comment further until the matter is resolved.”
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“It sounds like an absurd … It’s like beating the 100 meter [sprint] by a second, having five more than the record drafted. It does sound crazy, but when you look at it they have seven offensive linemen with PFAs (priority free agent) grades or better. Most of those are draftable grades.
“You’ve got two running backs (Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards), a transfer tight end (AJ Barner) from Indiana. The quarterback (JJ McCarthy) comes out as a junior. You’ve got wideouts in Cornelius Johnson and Roman Wilson. That’s the offense.”
“Defensively, you’ve got two EDGE players (Josaiah Stewart, Jaylen Harrell), an inside guy (Kris Jenkins), and off-ball linebacker (Junior Colson) who’s a junior. You have three or four more DBs (Will Johnson, Mike Sainristil, Rod Moore, Makari Paige). I don’t know, maybe Jim is right. We’ll see, but there’s a heck of a lot of talent on that football team.”
– Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy to On3’s Andy Staples
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