Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti reportedly submitted a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions recommending that Michigan not face additional penalties related to the sign-stealing operation uncovered during the 2023 season
According to a report from ESPN’s Dan Wetzel, sources familiar with the case said the letter was read at the Wolverines' two-day infractions committee hearing in June. Petitti himself did not attend the hearing because he reportedly was recovering from hip replacement surgery.
In the letter, Petitti argued that the Big Ten’s three-game suspension of then-head coach Jim Harbaugh — including Michigan’s matchup with Ohio State — constituted appropriate and sufficient punishment for the violations tied to former staffer Connor Stalions.