It took the NCAA almost two years to punish the Michigan football team, and Joel Klatt has an issue with that.

On the latest episode of “Wolverine Confidential” podcast, MLive’s Ryan Zuke and Aaron McMann analyzed the penalties the NCAA levied on Michigan and several staff members over the sign-stealing scandal that has cast a dark cloud over the program for the past two years.

Michigan was spared a postseason ban and vacating wins, including from the 2023 national title season when the inquiry was launched that October.

The Michigan football team will begin the 2025 season in less than 10 days, and on Thursday, the Wolverines announced their team captains. Michigan has six this year: Derrick Moore, Ernest Hausmann, Rod Moore, Max Bredeson, Giovanni El-Hadi and Marlin Klein. Let’s take a closer look at all six players.

The NCAA announced hefty fines and suspensions for the University of Michigan football program as a result of its sign-stealing investigation.

The NCAA found Michigan football guilty of four Level I and four Level II violations, including impermissible recruiting activities and failure to cooperate with the investigation. Key figures like Connor Stalions and Jim Harbaugh received penalties, including potential one-year suspensions from coaching should another team hire them.

Here's what you need to know on why the NCAA didn't issue a postseason ban to U-M as part of its punishments for the sign-stealing scandal report.

Investigators declare “overwhelming evidence” of an “impermissible” sign-stealing operation. But the penalties don’t strip away past glories.