Two university officials informed ESPN that head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines received an accusations notice from the NCAA that would look into possible recruiting infractions that happened during the COVID recruiting dead period.
According to an ABC News piece, Harbaugh is accused of lying to NCAA investigators or failing to fully comply with them in addition to the initial accusations notice. Derrick Crawford, vice president of hearing operations at the NCAA, addressed the denial of these claims in the same article.
According to Derrick Crawford, the vice president of hearing operations at the NCAA, “the Michigan infractions case is related to impermissible on and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and impermissible coaching activities — not a cheeseburger,” referring to the oversimplified description of the infractions in some media reports.
The [committee on infractions] frequently requests Harbaugh is accused of lying to NCAA investigators or that the sanctions are not acceptable, it may also reject an NR [negotiated resolution]. Although the committee thinks collaboration is the ideal way to swiftly address difficulties, a matter may move to a hearing if the participating parties are unable to resolve it through the negotiated resolution procedure.
The downplaying of the claims is referenced in the cheeseburger comment. The nickname “Burgergate” has been applied by many Michigan supporters.
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