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Why Big Ten suspended Michigan's Jim Harbaugh and what's next

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The Big Ten suspended Michigan's Jim Harbaugh from coaching in his football team's final three regular-season games, starting with Saturday's showdown at No. 10 Penn State.

Friday's announcement from Big Ten commissioner Tony Pettiti came 23 days after the NCAA first notified conference and Michigan officials that it had received credible information that the No. 3 Wolverines had been involved in a sign-stealing scheme, in which analyst Connor Stalions and others scouted future opponents off campus, which has been prohibited by NCAA rules since 1994.

Pettiti's decision was both stunning and swift.