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.

On Friday, the NCAA announced its punishment in the Michigan Wolverines sign-stealing scandal, which dates back to the tenure of former head coach Jim Harbaugh. Michigan will face a four-year probation,

Ann Arbor ― Michigan’s current players certainly had a vested interest in learning the NCAA’s punishment of the program for an investigation into an illegal scouting scheme, particularly whether that would yield a postseason ban that would affect them.