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"While the ongoing NCAA matter continues
through the NCAA process, today's announcement is our way of
addressing mistakes that our department has agreed to in an
attempt to further that process," athletic director Warde Manuel
said in a statement Monday. "We will continue to support coach
Harbaugh, his staff and our outstanding student-athletes. Per
the NCAA's guidelines, we cannot comment further until the
matter is resolved."
An announcement on an interim coach for the three games will be
made at a later date, the school said.
Harbaugh, 59, reportedly reached a deal with the NCAA earlier
this summer on a four-game suspension as punishment for
recruiting violations and for providing allegedly misleading
information surrounding those allegations.
Harbaugh has denied that he lied to investigators, claiming he
didn't recall details they were requesting around meetings with
recruits.
The Wolverines were 13-1 last season and played in the College
Football Playoff for the second consecutive year, falling to TCU
in the national semifinal game on Dec. 31.
--Field Level Media
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