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In an unprecedented confrontation over a sign-stealing plan that has shaken college football, Jim Harbaugh disregarded the second-ranked Wolverines’ warning and was banned by the Big Ten Conference from coaching at Michigan’s next three regular-season games on Friday.
Less than a day before the Wolverines’ most difficult game of the season—a rematch against Penn State, ranked ninth—kicked off, Harbaugh received a league reprimand. Michigan (9-0) has a chance to win the school’s first national championship since 1997 in addition to a third consecutive Big Ten championship.
Michigan’s aircraft touched down in Pennsylvania just prior to the declaration. It made fun of the decision in a statement. Like all members of the Big Ten Conference, we are entitled to a fair, deliberate, and thoughtful process to determine the full set of facts before a judgment is rendered,” the school said. “Today’s action by Commissioner Tony Petitti disregards the conference’s own handbook, violates basic tenets of due process, and sets an untenable precedent of assessing penalties before an investigation has been completed.”
Harbaugh has denied any knowledge of an improper scouting scheme in his program. Michigan warned earlier this week that it was prepared to take possible legal action if the conference punished the program before a full investigation; the NCAA and the Big Ten are both looking into the claims. To ensure fairness in the process, we intend to seek a court order, together with Coach Harbaugh, preventing this disciplinary action from taking effect,” Michigan said.
Getting a court order could prove difficult before Saturday’s game; Friday is the recognized federal holiday for Veteran’s Day and courts were closed. Miihigan accused the Big Ten of trying to “thwart” its plan to seek immediate help from a judge.
Such a fight between a conference and one of its most storied members is unheard of. The dispute began three weeks ago and the allegations leaked day by day, with it becoming clear the Wolverines do not want their undefeated season derailed by an unfinished investigation of activities it says Harbaugh knew nothing about and are not unheard of across college football. 
The Big Ten said the school had violated its sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years” that resulted in “an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition.” As a result, the Big Ten said Michigan must play without Harbaugh against the Nittany Lions (8-1) this weekend, next week at Maryland and in the annual showdown game against rival and No. 3 Ohio State two weeks from now. While Harbaugh is allowed at practices and other activities, he cannot be “present at the game venue.”
