Potentially the final chapter of the Michigan football sign-stealing saga came and went on Friday, Aug. 15, when the NCAA handed the Wolverines a long list of punishments.
Those punishments included another suspension for coach Sherrone Moore.
Moore, who’s in his second season as Michigan’s head coach after being promoted from offensive coordinator following Jim Harbaugh’s exit to coach the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, is set to miss three more games over the next two years. That’s after being suspended in 2023 for a different infraction in the Harbaugh Era at Michigan.
Moore is set to miss two games in 2025, with the NCAA adding an additional one-game suspension for the 2026 season. Those games are to be served against Central Michigan, Nebraska, and Western Michigan.
Michigan is certainly more willing for Moore to serve multiple suspensions rather than miss postseason play, although the NCAA said there was substantial enough evidence to warrant a postseason ban.
Here’s the full timeline of Moore’s suspensions since he was hired by Michigan in 2018.
Sherrone Moore suspensions timeline
Sept. 2, 2023
Moore was suspended for one game in 2023 due to self-imposed penalties, as he missed Michigan’s season opener against East Carolina as offensive coordinator.
Moore was suspended for the game for a separate recruiting violation unrelated to the sign-stealing scandal that involved communicating with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period. The suspension also led to Harbaugh missing three games, as the Wolverines aimed to get out in front of potential future NCAA sanctions. Harbaugh was eventually given a four-year show-cause penalty and a one-year suspension for the infractions.
Sept. 13 and Sept. 20, 2025
Moore will miss two games in 2025 as part of Michigan’s self-imposed suspension for his role in the advanced scouting scandal headlined by former staffer Connor Stalions.
Moore will coach in Michigan’s Week 1 and 2 games against New Mexico and Oklahoma, his alma mater, before missing consecutive games against Central Michigan and Nebraska. The NCAA accepted Michigan’s self-imposed suspension, but added an extra game for 2026.
Sept. 5, 2026
Moore was handed an additional one-game suspension on Friday, Aug. 15, when the NCAA’s committee of infractions handed a series of fines and penalties for the sign-stealing scandal.
Moore’s one-game suspension will be served in Week 1 of the 2026 season, when Michigan is scheduled to face Western Michigan at home on Sept. 5, 2026. Moore was also handed a two-year show-cause penalty after the investigation.
