Harbaugh: ‘Was not mindful’ of any U-M infractions

• Kris Rhim, ESPNAug 5, 2024, 05:27 PM ET

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.– After being one of seven members from the 2023 Michigan football program accused of violating NCAA guidelines in a draft of the NCAA’s notice of accusations acquired by ESPN on Monday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh rejected any misdeed.

“Never lie. Never cheat. Never ever take. I was raised with that lesson,” he said at a short news conference, appearing to read from a ready statement. “I have actually raised my family on that lesson. I have preached that lesson to the teams that I have coached. Nobody is perfect. If you stumble, you say sorry and you make it right. Today, I do not ask forgiveness. I did not participate, was not conscious nor complicit in those stated accusations. So, it’s back to work and attacking with an interest unidentified to humanity.”

Harbaugh, who left Michigan to coach the Los Angeles Chargers after winning a national championship in January, is implicated of devoting a Level 1 violation, the most major classification in the NCAA’s enforcement procedure. The NCAA implicates Harbaugh of not complying since he denied the organization’s demand to view appropriate messages and phone records from his mobile phone. The draft states Harbaugh could deal with a “show-cause” restriction if he ever opts to return to college sports.Editor’s Picks

2 Associated Chargers defensive planner Jesse Minter and protective backs coach Steve Clinkscale, who concerned the NFL with Harbaugh from Michigan, are likewise accused of recruiting offenses in the draft notice.Clinkscale is accused of assisting a hire get verified on Instagram

and of composing a$100 check for a golf charity event run by a recruit’s dad. Previous Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge and ex-DC Minter are implicated of Level 2 infractions for presumably sending out text messages to a high school sophomore recruit.Clinkscale and Minter did not speak with reporters Monday. Partridge is now an assistant coach for the Seattle

Seahawks. Harbaugh’s news conference quickly ended after his declaration on the NCAA’s accusations, lasting simply over five minutes. His news conferences typically last near 20 minutes.