Jim Harbaugh shreds NCAA after sanctions stemming from Connor Stalions case: 'They have no credibility'
Jim Harbaugh may have a season opener with the Los Angeles Chargers to worry about, but he won’t stop his vendetta against the NCAA.
Harbaugh recently attacked the organization in an interview with ESPN. Always outspoken for players getting paid and getting their share of the pie, Harbaugh blasted the NCAA, even from his NFL perch.
Amid the notice of allegations to Michigan, stemming from the Connor Stalions investigation, Harbaugh kept it simple.
“They’ve been keeping money away from players for decades,” Harbaugh said, via ESPN. “They just got hit with a $2.7 billion lawsuit. They have no credibility. That’s the truth.”
Harbaugh was adamant about never breaking the rules when it came to the sign stealing saga. He addressed it in early August at the beginning of Chargers’ training camp.
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“Never lie. Never cheat. Never steal. I was raised with that lesson,” Harbaugh said. “I have raised my family on that lesson. I have preached that lesson to the teams that I have coached. No one is perfect. If you stumble, you apologize and you make it right. Today, I do not apologize. I did not participate, was not aware nor complicit in those said allegations. So, it’s back to work and attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is now preparing for what comes next, while Harbaugh preps for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Now, Manuel has addressed his approach to NCAA investigations while also sharing his ferocity and desire to fight back when it’s right.
“Well, first of all, we’re going to fight when we need to fight, but also we’re going to — where we have made mistakes, we’re going to admit them and deal with it,” Warde Manuel said. “And so, I don’t want people to think because we don’t talk about it publicly, and I can’t, that we’re not going to fight for what we think is right for the University of Michigan and for the people that are here. We are.”