Michigan Suspends Coach Moore for 2 Games Amid Sign-Stealing Scandal

Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore will be suspended for two games during the 2025 season as part of self-imposed sanctions by the university related to the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal. Moore will miss the team's Week 3 and Week 4 games against Central Michigan and Nebraska and will be prohibited from all team activities during that period, along with facing additional recruiting-related penalties. The suspension follows allegations that Moore deleted a thread of 52 text messages with Stalions on the day media reports surfaced about Stalions' efforts to illicitly decipher opponents' playcalling signals. The NCAA has cited Michigan for multiple violations, including six Level I infractions, and retains the right to impose further penalties beyond the university's self-imposed measures. A hearing with the NCAA Committee on Infractions is scheduled for June 6-7, with a final resolution expected before the season begins. Whether the NCAA will accept Michigan's self-imposed sanctions as sufficient remains uncertain.