Michigan is accused of stealing other team’s signs. Here’s why its coach just got banned for 3 games
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan is accused of stealing other team’s signs. Here’s why its coach just got banned for 3 games

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference, of which Michigan is a member, have been looking into the claims for at least three weeks while the second-ranked Wolverines continue their season. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, who has had the job for about six months after a career in Major League Baseball and television, decided to take more immediate action: He banned Harbaugh from coaching in the team’s final three regular-season games, including Saturday’s showdown at No. In this case, the Big Ten noted that both the league and the school were warned by the NCAA about the allegations — an unusual step — “due to the unprecedented scope of the then-alleged scheme,” If it seems old school that teams still use signs to signal plays it is because the NCAA does not yet allow coach-to-player audio technology that is a familiar sight in the NFL. In announcing the penalty, Petitti described a “master spreadsheet” that included sign-stealing assignments and “monetary amounts associated with certain assigned games.” Multiple Big Ten schools say they found records of tickets purchased in Stalions’ name to their games and surveillance video of the people sitting in those seats pointing their phones toward the field.

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Big Ten taking no further action on Michigan-Michigan State scuffle after review
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big Ten taking no further action on Michigan-Michigan State scuffle after review

New York Times  

The Big Ten said it reviewed footage of the skirmish that broke out at the end of Saturday’s Michigan–Michigan State football game but determined that it will take no further action. “While the confrontation was a disappointing conclusion to the contest, the conference appreciates the efforts made by staff from both teams, security personnel and game officials to rapidly de-escalate …

Quarterback job still up for grabs as No. 9 Michigan prepares to defend title
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Quarterback job still up for grabs as No. 9 Michigan prepares to defend title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore hasn’t decided yet who will start at quarterback when the defending national champs open their season at home against Fresno State. “We’ll just see who practices better these next couple of days and then we’ll make a decision, …

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to sign-stealing investigation
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to sign-stealing investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan has received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into an in-person scouting and sign-stealing operation being run by a football staffer, the NCAA and the school said Sunday. Michigan previously received a draft of the NOA …

NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA said Harbaugh, who left his alma mater to coach the Los Angeles Chargers after last season’s undefeated national championship, “failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations.” “Harbaugh engaged in unethical conduct and failed to cooperate when he denied …

Jim Harbaugh: ‘I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh: ‘I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday said he has no reason to apologize as he continued to deny having any knowledge of the impermissible-scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation of his Michigan program during its championship run last year. Harbaugh could …

Michigan’s Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign-stealing investigation, AP sources say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan’s Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign-stealing investigation, AP sources say

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season’s national championship, three people briefed on an impending notice of allegations told The Associated Press …

Michigan’s accused sign-stealing ex-staffer Connor Stalions is subject of upcoming show on Netflix
5 months ago

Michigan’s accused sign-stealing ex-staffer Connor Stalions is subject of upcoming show on Netflix

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan’s football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship. Netflix announced Monday that the fourth season of “Untold” will include “Sign …

Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
8 months, 1 week ago

Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! What’s that say about the NCAA’s intentions?” The recruiting case is also separate from the NCAA’s investigation into impermissible in-person scouting and sign stealing that roiled Michigan’s national championship season in 2023, and resulted in a three-game suspension of Harbaugh by the Big Ten. “The negotiated …

NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn’t win national title ‘fair and square’
11 months, 1 week ago

NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn’t win national title ‘fair and square’

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PHOENIX — NCAA President Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national championship “fair and square” and defended his decision to inform the school and the Big Ten during the season that the association’s enforcement staff was investigating allegations of an in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme. 2 …

Charlie Baker says Michigan won title ‘fair and square,’ stands by NCAA looping in Big Ten
11 months, 1 week ago

Charlie Baker says Michigan won title ‘fair and square,’ stands by NCAA looping in Big Ten

New York Times  

PHOENIX — NCAA president Charlie Baker watched on television as Michigan football won the national championship on Monday night and came away impressed. During a meeting with a small gathering of reporters at this week’s annual NCAA convention, Baker said that the Wolverines were clearly “the better team” and won their title “fair and square”. “I don’t regret doing it …

Michigan QB McCarthy says sign-stealing saga masked work of players who ‘did things the right way’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan QB McCarthy says sign-stealing saga masked work of players who ‘did things the right way’

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The sign-stealing scandal that has hung over Michigan’s season has overshadowed the work the team has put in to go unbeaten and reach the College Football Playoff championship game, quarterback J.J. McCarthy said Wednesday. Michigan plays Washington for the national title in Houston on Monday as …

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching
1 year ago

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA sent Michigan a notice of allegations related to impermissible on- and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and coaching activities, potential violations that led to the school’s self-imposed three-game suspension of Jim Harbaugh to start the season. Harbaugh returned …

NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh for allegedly misleading investigators: Source
1 year ago

NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh for allegedly misleading investigators: Source

New York Times  

The NCAA is charging Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh with a Level I violation for allegedly providing false or misleading information in an investigation into recruiting infractions during the COVID-19 dead period, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed Tuesday. Athletic department spokesman Kurt Svoboda confirmed Michigan received a formal notice of allegations from the NCAA this week. The draft notice …

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme
1 year ago

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge said Monday in a social media post he had no knowledge of the alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme for which the NCAA is investigating the Wolverines and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school’s directive …

Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement
1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation into a scheme to steal opponents’ play-calling signals. The university continues to cooperate fully …

Jim Harbaugh accepts 3-game suspension as Michigan, Big Ten resolve litigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh accepts 3-game suspension as Michigan, Big Ten resolve litigation

New York Times  

Jim Harbaugh won’t have his day in court after all. “The university continues to cooperate fully with the NCAA’s investigation.” The Big Ten announced Harbaugh’s suspension Friday afternoon as the team was traveling to State College, Pa. “Today’s decision by the University of Michigan to withdraw its legal challenge against the Conference’s November 10th Notice of Disciplinary Action is indicative …

John Harbaugh sticks up for his brother amid investigation: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’
1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh sticks up for his brother amid investigation: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “His phones, his computers and all that stuff have been looked at, and he’s come through this thing with flying colors,” John Harbaugh said. I think it’s a real compliment to our family and to him, something for us to be proud of.” The Big Ten …

John Harbaugh says Jim Harbaugh’s phones, computer have been searched: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’
1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh says Jim Harbaugh’s phones, computer have been searched: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

New York Times  

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said his younger brother Jim Harbaugh had “his phones, his computers and all of that stuff” looked into as part of an investigation into Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal, and “he’s come through this thing with flying colors. “It’s been a long run.” Jim is currently serving a suspension that prohibits him from being …

Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m just looking for that opportunity, due process,” Harbaugh said at his weekly news conference. I’m just looking for the merit for what the case is.” The Big Ten’s case against the Harbaugh-led Wolverines is that they violated the conference’s sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, …

Jim Harbaugh won’t comment on Michigan’s legal battle, calls Wolverines ‘America’s team’
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh won’t comment on Michigan’s legal battle, calls Wolverines ‘America’s team’

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh opened his weekly news conference by saying he didn’t intend to comment on Michigan’s legal battle against the Big Ten until Friday when the two sides are set to present arguments in front of a Washtenaw County judge. He was pretty upset that he heard it through social media and not through the Big …

The Big Ten Picks a Risky Fight With College Football’s Most Litigious People
1 year, 1 month ago

The Big Ten Picks a Risky Fight With College Football’s Most Litigious People

Slate  

The Big Ten’s three-game suspension of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, which the conference levied on Friday, is one of the splashiest college football stories ever. College sports’ richest conference is heading down a legal rabbit hole with one of its two most powerful institutions, and the gloves were all the way off even before Michigan accused the Big Ten of …

Big Ten got only one thing right in Michigan cheating scandal: Not punishing the players
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten got only one thing right in Michigan cheating scandal: Not punishing the players

New York Times  

If the sign-stealing scandal involving the University of Michigan football program had not made your head explode yet, it did late Friday afternoon when the Big Ten suspended coach Jim Harbaugh despite acknowledging it had no evidence he had direct knowledge of impermissible conduct by a staff member. GO DEEPER Wasserman: The Big Ten's punishment of Jim Harbaugh was sloppy, …

At Penn State, Michigan didn’t need Jim Harbaugh, a judge or a sign-stealer to keep rolling
1 year, 1 month ago

At Penn State, Michigan didn’t need Jim Harbaugh, a judge or a sign-stealer to keep rolling

New York Times  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Michigan didn’t need a judge, a jury, a sign-stealer, a passing game or even its coach. Afterward, defensive tackle Cam Goode held up a dry-erase board with the message “Don’t have 2 cheat 2 win.” Sherrone Moore, Michigan’s acting head coach, burst into tears during an emotional postgame interview on Fox. Sherrone Moore breaks into tears …

Suspended Jim Harbaugh is tainted, too, but this Michigan season should not be
1 year, 1 month ago

Suspended Jim Harbaugh is tainted, too, but this Michigan season should not be

New York Times  

Big Ten first-year commissioner Tony Petitti satisfied the angry mob and did the wrong thing Friday, invoking his league’s sportsmanship policy and suspending Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh for the team’s three remaining regular-season games. A 10-page letter written by lawyers, signed by Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, and sent this week to the Big Ten and first revealed by Yahoo …

Is Jim Harbaugh’s suspension a surprise? What about Michigan’s response? Big Ten reporters weigh in
1 year, 1 month ago

Is Jim Harbaugh’s suspension a surprise? What about Michigan’s response? Big Ten reporters weigh in

New York Times  

Updated with Saturday’s news of Harbaugh’s absence at Michigan-Penn State. In one of college football’s more memorable Friday news dumps, the Big Ten suspended Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh from being on the sideline for games through the end of the regular season as punishment for Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal. Before Michigan’s plane touched down at State College …

The Big Ten’s punishment of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh was sloppy, rushed and pleases nobody
1 year, 1 month ago

The Big Ten’s punishment of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh was sloppy, rushed and pleases nobody

New York Times  

The Big Ten felt like it had to make something up. The Big Ten suspended Harbaugh from the sideline of the Wolverines’ three remaining regular-season games, which includes the season-finale against Ohio State. Do the Big Ten coaches and administrators, who have been livid about Michigan’s sign-stealing enterprise, win with this sloppy, abrupt and made-up punishment that happened after Harbaugh …

Coach Jim Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations. Michigan asks judge for stay
1 year, 1 month ago

Coach Jim Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations. Michigan asks judge for stay

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport. “Today’s action by Commissioner Tony Petitti disregards …

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh suspended three games over alleged sign-stealing scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh suspended three games over alleged sign-stealing scheme

LA Times  

The Big Ten banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, defying a warning from the second-ranked Wolverines in an extraordinary confrontation over an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football. The Big Ten said the school had violated its sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years” that resulted …

Jim Harbaugh’s turbulent Michigan 2023 timeline: From NFL rumors to multiple suspensions
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh’s turbulent Michigan 2023 timeline: From NFL rumors to multiple suspensions

New York Times  

The 245-day-long Michigan football offseason started with worries that coach Jim Harbaugh may leave the program for the NFL and ended with Harbaugh serving a three-week suspension to begin the season. Harbaugh will end the regular season in a similar way after the Big Ten suspended the coach from games as punishment for Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal. @SandoNFL's …

Michigan files response to Big Ten, awaits potential discipline for program: Sources
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan files response to Big Ten, awaits potential discipline for program: Sources

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Michigan vs. Penn State in Week 11 college football action. Prior to Friday’s meeting, Michigan president Santa Ono outlined the school’s position in an email to Petitti, urging the Big Ten to defer to the NCAA’s investigation and respect Michigan’s right to due process. The Big Ten can argue that Harbaugh himself is responsible …

Michigan says Purdue, Ohio State, Rutgers decoded, shared Wolverines signs: Sources
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan says Purdue, Ohio State, Rutgers decoded, shared Wolverines signs: Sources

New York Times  

Reported by Austin Meek, Bruce Feldman and Nicole Auerbach Michigan has informed the Big Ten and the NCAA that staff members at Ohio State, Rutgers and Purdue shared information about the Wolverines’ signals before the 2022 Big Ten Championship Game, a university source confirmed to The Athletic. Michigan first became aware of the documents after beating Purdue 43-22 in last …

Ex-college football staffer shared docs with Michigan, showing Big Ten team had Wolverines’ signs
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-college football staffer shared docs with Michigan, showing Big Ten team had Wolverines’ signs

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A former employee at a Big Ten football program said Monday it was his job to steal signs and he was given details from multiple conference schools before his team played Michigan to compile a spreadsheet of play-calling signals used by the …

Big Ten notifies Michigan of potential disciplinary action for in-person scouting, sign-stealing: Sources
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten notifies Michigan of potential disciplinary action for in-person scouting, sign-stealing: Sources

New York Times  

Michigan received a formal notification letter from the Big Ten on Saturday of potential disciplinary action in response to the school’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal, a university source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti met with Michigan officials Friday to discuss the matter amid calls from other Big Ten schools to punish Michigan for …

No. 2 Michigan routs Purdue 41-13 despite potential distractions of NCAA sign-stealing investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 2 Michigan routs Purdue 41-13 despite potential distractions of NCAA sign-stealing investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “All that outside noise is just noise,” said Michigan’s Heisman Trophy-candidate quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who was 24 of 37 for a season-high 335 yards. “We were already super close as a unit, but with more stuff coming in — the noise — we just think of …

Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to wait for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan asks Big Ten commissioner to wait for NCAA investigation before acting on allegations

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan President Santa Ono sent an email to Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, imploring the conference to wait for results of the NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation before potentially taking action against the Jim Harbaugh -led football program. “Due process matters.” Michigan …

Connor Stalions, the Michigan employee at the center of the NCAA sign-stealing investigation, quits
1 year, 1 month ago

Connor Stalions, the Michigan employee at the center of the NCAA sign-stealing investigation, quits

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Connor Stalions, the low-level Michigan football staffer who is at the center of an NCAA investigation into sign stealing and alleged scouting improprieties, resigned Friday. “We’ve had to teach our guys a new language.” Earlier Friday, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti met with Michigan President Santa …

Michigan’s Connor Stalions resigns, says neither Harbaugh nor team ‘were aware of improper conduct’
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan’s Connor Stalions resigns, says neither Harbaugh nor team ‘were aware of improper conduct’

New York Times  

By Nicole Auerbach, Austin Meek, Katie Strang and Bruce Feldman University of Michigan staffer Connor Stalions has resigned, a school spokesperson said Friday. Stalions’ attorney, Brad Beckworth of Nix Patterson, told The Athletic on Friday that earlier reports of Stalions being fired were false, and that “Connor is thankful the University corrected that false narrative tonight.” “As he informed the …

Connor Stalions: Does Michigan football’s sign-stealing scandal upend what Jim Harbaugh represents?
1 year, 1 month ago

Connor Stalions: Does Michigan football’s sign-stealing scandal upend what Jim Harbaugh represents?

Slate  

The world of college football is charged with potentially fatal voltages of schadenfreude at the moment. The two-time defending Big Ten champion University of Michigan football team, the avatar of a school known for its arrogance about doing things the quote-unquote right way, is being investigated by the NCAA over allegations that a team staffer—a twentysomething Marine veteran and lifelong …

Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say
1 year, 1 month ago

Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches. Coaches were angry and expressed frustration during …

Big Ten football coaches frustrated with conference stance on Michigan: ‘We want something done now’: Sources
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten football coaches frustrated with conference stance on Michigan: ‘We want something done now’: Sources

New York Times  

For the past two weeks, coaches across college football have been riveted by the alleged Michigan sign-stealing scheme, but inside the Big Ten, the topic has been more than just a curiosity. On Wednesday’s Big Ten coaches video call with commissioner Tony Petitti, and after Jim Harbaugh left the call, that frustration was voiced loud and clear, according to conference …

Harbaugh says he’d ‘love to’ talk about Michigan’s sign-stealing investigation, but can’t yet
1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh says he’d ‘love to’ talk about Michigan’s sign-stealing investigation, but can’t yet

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’d love to.” Harbaugh, though, did address a report the school rescinded a contract offer for him in the wake of a scandal that has rocked college football’s winningest program. Unresolved NCAA issues from a previous investigation, tied to improper contact with recruits, delayed Michigan finalizing …

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh denies contract rumors, declines to talk sign-stealing investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh denies contract rumors, declines to talk sign-stealing investigation

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — While saying “everybody’s welcome to their opinion,” coach Jim Harbaugh met with reporters Monday and said “the people that know us the most think the most of us” as Michigan faces an NCAA investigation into alleged in-person scouting. I can let others speculate that.” When asked if Michigan rescinded a contract offer as a result of …

NCAA investigators interview Jim Harbaugh’s staff about sign-stealing scheme, AP source says
1 year, 1 month ago

NCAA investigators interview Jim Harbaugh’s staff about sign-stealing scheme, AP source says

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NCAA investigators interviewed members of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff Thursday about a sign-stealing scheme, a person familiar with the governing body’s visit told The Associated Press. The firm presented evidence to the NCAA and suggested Connor Stalions, a low-level staffer …

Report: Outside firm gave NCAA evidence of Michigan’s sign-stealing scheme to trigger investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Report: Outside firm gave NCAA evidence of Michigan’s sign-stealing scheme to trigger investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA’s inquiry into a sign-stealing scheme by Michigan’s football program was triggered by an outside firm’s investigation, which turned up videos of and documented plans and budgets for impermissible scouting of the Wolverines’ opponents. The Washington Post, citing two people familiar with the matter who …

Jim Harbaugh promised a ‘gold standard’ for Michigan football NCAA compliance. What now?
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh promised a ‘gold standard’ for Michigan football NCAA compliance. What now?

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Five weeks ago, Jim Harbaugh stood in front of reporters and talked about setting a “gold standard” for rules compliance. Though he considered Michigan’s compliance to be exemplary, he talked about implementing new policies to “make sure I don’t ever get sidelined again.” “We’ve done an incredible job,” Harbaugh said then. Even if the facts are …

Ticket buys to multiple Big Ten games found in name of suspended Michigan staffer, AP sources say
1 year, 2 months ago

Ticket buys to multiple Big Ten games found in name of suspended Michigan staffer, AP sources say

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Ticket purchases to football games in the name of a suspended Michigan football staffer who is the focus of an NCAA investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme have been found by multiple Big Ten teams. One school found ticket purchases under Stalions’ name to at least …

Investigation of Michigan for sign-stealing stems from NCAA rules made to curb financial advantages
1 year, 2 months ago

Investigation of Michigan for sign-stealing stems from NCAA rules made to curb financial advantages

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! There are rules against using electronic equipment to record an opponent’s signals, but what’s mostly at issue with Michigan is NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1: “Off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents is prohibited.” Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh, who served a three-game, school-imposed suspension earlier this season for a …

No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigation into allegations of sign-stealing
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigation into allegations of sign-stealing

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Michigan announced Friday it has suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by Wolverines opponents. The Wolverines, who started their season with coach Jim Harbaugh serving a university-imposed three-game suspension …

Michigan suspends football staffer Connor Stalions amid NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan suspends football staffer Connor Stalions amid NCAA’s sign-stealing investigation

New York Times  

Michigan has suspended football staffer Connor Stalions pending the conclusion of an NCAA investigation into sign-stealing allegations, athletic director Warde Manuel announced Friday. One source who was briefed on the allegation said Michigan is being accused of using a “vast network” to steal opposing teams’ signs. In his recently deactivated LinkedIn bio, Stalions said his military background is useful in …

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