Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh won't admit he lied to NCAA investigators

Negotiations between the NCAA and the University of Michigan have hit a snag because ,

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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will not admit he lied to investigators.

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The Free Press has confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report stating that Harbaugh does not believe he knowingly misled the NCAA,

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a Level I violation, and will not sign anything admitting such.

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People with knowledge of the situation, granted anonymity because they are not at liberty to publicly discuss the negotiations,

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told the Free Press that things are at a standoff right now and that it's not clear what will happen next.

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The Yahoo report said that Harbaugh did admit to the Level II violations,

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Earlier this week, university president Santa Ono announced that Harbaugh, 59,

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would be returning to Michigan for his ninth season as head coach, which Harbaugh later confirmed via social media.

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