NCAA reportedly threatened Jim Harbaugh with an additional suspension last fall

Jim Harbaugh served two three-game suspensions last fall.

The first one came from Michigan, as the Wolverines preemptively opted to sit out their head coach for the first three games of the season (against ECU, UNLV and Bowling Green) stemming from an NCAA investigation into years old recruiting violations.

Then, in the wake of the sign stealing scandal that captivated college football, the Big Ten stepped in to make an unprecedented move to suspend Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season.

Earlier today, the NCAA announced punishments for the program, including discipline coming for five coaches.

According to a report from CBS tonight, the NCAA also considered an additional suspension for Harbaugh as well while both investigations continued to march on.

Dennis Dodd has shared that the NCAA issued a "letter of admonishment" to attorney Tom Mars, written by NCAA Committee on Infractions chair Dave Roberts where Roberts warned Mars that if he didn't end his social media criticism of the investigative process, that the committee would consider "appropriate penalties."

Among those penalties, came mention of "immediate suspension of your client."

Sounds silly, but apparently Roberts cited an NCAA bylaw (19.4.6-i) that gives the committee on infractions the authority to sanction parties or their representatives for "behaviors that inhibit the committee's ability to effectively manage the docket, ensure a professional and civil decorum in all proceedings or otherwise efficiently solve infractions cases."

Ironically, Mars' critiques on social media continued (as you can see below), but the NCAA ultimately decided to take no further action.

The multi-game suspension paved the way for Sherrone Moore to cut his teeth as a head coach in some big stages at the end of the year, including another win over rival Ohio State in the season finale that made him the logical choice to take over the program once Harbaugh left to take over the Chargers.

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