Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh's suspension falls through; he's likely to coach all season: report

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh had been suspended four games for alleged NCAA violations.

The punishment was reportedly a "negotiated resolution," but that deal has reportedly fallen through.

Yahoo Sports says the NCAA's Committee of Infractions declined the deal, and Harbaugh is now expected to coach the entire season.

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The new report does not mean Harbaugh is out of the woods. Yahoo Sports notes that the case will "almost certainly" carry into next offseason.

But it looks like Harbaugh will be on the sidelines Sept. 2 against East Carolina.

The Athletic originally reported that Harbaugh also committed four Level II violations.

Harbaugh was accused of providing "false or misleading information" to investigators regarding impermissible contact with recruits during NCAA-mandated dead periods. 

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Harbaugh is returning for his ninth season in Ann Arbor after reported discussions with the Carolina Panthers this offseason for an NFL return. He also met with the Minnesota Vikings last year, which he described as a "one-time thing."

Harbaugh is 51-17 since joining Michigan in 2015. Including his stops at Stanford and the University of San Diego, his college head coaching record is 74-25. During his four seasons with the 49ers, he went 44-19-1, making three straight NFC championships and reaching Super Bowl XLVII, which he lost to his brother, John, and the Baltimore Ravens.

The Wolverines, despite back-to-back Big Ten titles, have lost six straight bowl games under Harbaugh. They fell to TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals in the Fiesta Bowl. It was their second straight CFP appearance after winning back-to-back Big Ten titles.

Vietnam veteran would have been laid to rest alone but American Legion 'brothers' wouldn't let that happen

American Legion motorcycle riders gathered around one Massachusetts Navy veteran after learning that he was going to buried alone, saying in an interview with Fox News Digital that "It isn't about any one of us. It's about what we could do for him."

Anthony L. Meizis, a Vietnam veteran of Weymouth, Mass. died at age 80 in a nursing home without ever having married or fathered children. 

The Navy veteran's one surviving next-of-kin had health complications and could not attend his funeral.

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That's when McDonald Keohane Funeral Home Director Cara Johnson sent a Facebook message to the Massachusetts Department of the American Foreign Legion Riders, advising them that Meizis was going to be buried alone.

Vice Commander Andrew Pajak received the message. "No veteran should ever be left to go alone," he told Fox News Digital.

Pajak told Fox News Digital that he took the message to Facebook, expecting typical engagement. Over 16,000 likes and 2,100 shares later, and three hundred motorcycle riders emerged to escort Meizis to his final resting place.

"The state police and the local police shut down the rotary to allow this procession to come across. It literally took 4 minutes for all the vehicles to come across." Pajak said.

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Pajak said he was still "shaking" with emotion at the turnout.

"I've never met the man. I don't know the man, but he's my brother… I could not care less when he served. I served in the Gulf. He served in Vietnam. He's still my family."

Meizis' funeral escort lined the streets to the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne Friday morning.

Massachusetts State Representative Steve Xiarhos, himself a Gold Star father, shared with Fox News Digital after livestreaming Meizis' funeral procession that "I was honored to help organize and join hundreds of others in bringing our fallen Veteran home to rest."

"We will always do the best we can to take care of all our Veterans in Massachusetts and live worthy of their service and sacrifices."

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The McDonald Keohane Funeral Home in Weymouth did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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