"Michigan and its staff members who were involved are allowed to "immediately begin serving their penalties while awaiting the committee's final decision on the remaining contested portion of the case. "The agreed-upon penalties also include a one-year show-cause order for the participating individuals. The portion of the case that involves former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers in late January, will be considered separately by the Committee on Infractions, and then it will determine its full decision, according to a release from the NCAA. "Today's joint resolution pertains to the University of Michigan Athletic Department and several former and current employees," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a prepared statement. Although Mars doesn't know whether Harbaugh would have participated, they were unaware about the discussions to resolve the case. The agreement between the NCAA and Michigan that was announced on Tuesday was unrelated. The NCAA's enforcement staff notified Michigan officials and the Big Ten about the allegations on Oct. Michigan agreed the underlying violations demonstrated "a head coach responsibility violation and the former football head coach failed to meet his responsibility to cooperate with the investigation," according to the NCAA. The university also agreed it failed to deter and detect the impermissible recruiting contacts and didn't "ensure that the football program adheres to rules for noncoaching staff members. First-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was suspended for the season opener last season when he was the offensive coordinator as part of the school's self-imposed penalties for violating NCAA rules.
