Paul Finebaum: Big Ten Needs To Step In And Punish Michigan, Jim Harbaugh

Since the NCAA announced its investigation into Michigan and Jim Harbaugh surrounding the sign-stealing allegation surrounding low-level staffer, Connor Stalions, there have been plenty of analysts backing Harbaugh and bashing the NCAA.

Including nemesis Paul Finebaum.

However, on Wednesday morning on ESPN's Get Up, Finebaum must be feeling normal again.

Since Finebaum saw the videos and photos allegedly showing Stalions on the Central Michigan sidelines -- in a potential disguise -- against Michigan State during the Friday opener before Michigan's home opener the following day, he is fired up at Harbaugh.

He told Mike Greenberg that he made the biggest mistake of his professional career when he backed Harbaugh. He said he will never again back the Michigan head coach.

“Two weeks ago I sat here with you and made the biggest mistake of my professional career: I gave Jim Harbaugh the benefit of the doubt,” Finebaum said Wednesday morning on ESPN’s Get Up. “Never again. I thought it was too early to come down on him. It’s not too early anymore. It’s actually getting very late for him.”

Finebaum says the story gets worse and worse each and every day when more things come to light -- factual or not. He believes the Big Ten needs to step in and punish Harbaugh and Michigan and it's inexcusable that it hasn't happened yet.

“I mean this is a disgusting story with every revelation which happens every single day of the week,” Finebaum said. “And the fact that the Big Ten has not done anything yet is inexcusable. That’s the only mechanism to stop this train, and quite frankly a lot of people think it should be stopped. It’s up to Tony Pettiti, the new Big Ten commissioner, to step in. They’re the only people with jurisdiction.

“The NCAA could be looking at this for the rest of our lives, and as far as whether Jim Harbaugh goes to the NFL, that’s really up to NFL franchises whether or not they want to get in business with this guy right now.”

Whatever Finebaum thinks should happen to Michigan, he didn't say. But Finebaum is definitely back to his old self bashing Harbaugh and the Wolverines.

"Two weeks ago I sat here with you and made the biggest mistake of my professional career. I gave Jim Harbaugh the benefit of the doubt. Never again. ... The fact that the Big Ten has not done anything yet is inexcusable."

—@finebaum pic.twitter.com/IZBp4ui2y1
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) November 1, 2023