(Ann Arbor, MI) -- A Big Ten football coach is facing a lengthy suspension.
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh is negotiating a resolution with the NCAA related to recruiting violations.
A four-game suspension has been discussed, which would sideline Harbaugh for home games against East Carolina, UNLV, Bowling Green and Rutgers.
Michigan University was tagged with a Level One violation, the most severe on the NCAA's punishment scale, after Harbaugh and school officials allegedly recruited future prospects during the COVID-19 dead period.
If suspended, the Michigan man will be forced to stay away from the team facility and cut off all communications with other coaches or student athletes.
— with files from MetroSource