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coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday hes spoken to his brother, Jim, quite a bit, and hes proud of how the coach has handled the sign-stealing scandal that put the program under investigation."His phones, his computers and all that stuff have been looked at, and hes come through this thing with flying colors," John Harbaugh said. "I dont know what they are trying to get, but they dont have anything of substance, and I just think Im proud of him. I think its a real compliment to our family and to him, something for us to be proud of."The banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching Michigans final three regular-season games, saying the school violated its sportsmanship policy by conducting "an impermi sible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years" that resulted in "an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition."The league did acknowledge while suspending Harbaugh last week that it had not received any information indicating he was aware of the  Len Dawson Jersey impermi sible nature of the sign-stealing scheme.ADVERTISEMENT  Jim Harbaugh's future, Wolverines 'Michigan vs. everybody' mentality      "You get kind of in this kind of a situation where you come under fire for whatever reasons, and you come out in a really good place doing the right thing all the time, and Im really proud of that," John Harbaugh said. "Hes a great man, hes a great coach. His players love him. His coaches love him, and he stands tall through all this."The Big Ten said the suspension was meant to punish the university, not Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines are trying to challenge the punishment in court, but No. 2 Michigan was without Harbaugh when it beat last weekend to stay undefeated.The Wolverines play at this weekend. Given that the Ravens play Thursday night against , John Harbaugh presumably could be free to attend Michigans game  or watch it with his brother if Jim still isnt allowed on the sideline."I dont know. Lets get through Thursday night and see where were at," John Harbaugh said. "But Ill definitely be pulling for him, and then the whole team on Saturday for sure."Reporting by The A sociated Pre s.  Joe Thuney Jersey