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 fan with the improbable name of Connor Stalions—arranged for other individuals to attend dozens of potential opponents’ games in order to film their coaches signaling play calls from the sideline. As a Michigan native/fan who once went to the extreme of writing an entire book that is largely about Harbaugh, his program, and the question of whether supporting a successful college football team can legitimately be a life-affirming validation of one’s special snowflake status, I have been brooding darkly about these events, occasionally even groaning meaningfully at odd moments. He complained in 2018, vis à vis recruiting high school players, that it was “hard to beat the cheaters.” In the Washington Post, college football media personality and known Michigan-troller Steven Godfrey wrote that, regardless of what the NCAA ends up doing, the scandal itself is a diabolically perfect punishment for the university’s fans and alumni because it proves so squarely that they really aren’t any better than anyone else. Yahoo has reported that Michigan’s rivals at Ohio State asked the NCAA last year if in-person scouting is allowed during College Football Playoff semifinals, which suggests some sort of “sting” operation could have been in process.

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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’s Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation
4 months, 1 week ago

Michigan’s Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is taking over college football’s winningest program and all the scrutiny that comes with it. “I’ll just say this: I look forward to them being released,” Moore said, facing more than 30 journalists and more than 10 cameras, …

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 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 …

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. “Jim Harbaugh didn’t forget how to coach a couple years ago and then say, ‘Oh, I remember …

Jim Harbaugh won a title, revived the Ohio State rivalry — stop with the ‘cheating’ crying
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh won a title, revived the Ohio State rivalry — stop with the ‘cheating’ crying

New York Times  

Five years ago, I sat in the Michigan Stadium press box following Ohio State’s 56-27 blowout of Michigan. It’s funny to look back at days like that given what we now know about Jim Harbaugh, the national champion and the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. You can’t mention Michigan’s national title run this year without also acknowledging …

Jim Harbaugh’s last act at Michigan before leaving for Chargers made it all worthwhile
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh’s last act at Michigan before leaving for Chargers made it all worthwhile

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh had everything he could have wanted at Michigan: an adoring fan base, a house next to his parents, a program contoured to his specifications and, as of two weeks ago, a national championship. The real question is what went right during these past nine years that allowed Michigan to do what none of Harbaugh’s …

What’s next for Michigan? Replacing J.J. McCarthy, Jim Harbaugh’s future and more thoughts
11 months, 1 week ago

What’s next for Michigan? Replacing J.J. McCarthy, Jim Harbaugh’s future and more thoughts

New York Times  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and its fans waited 26 years for a victory parade. Thousands of fans lined the freshly plowed streets of Ann Arbor on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s national championship. It was the clip of Corum in the same arena, delivering the following message to Michigan fans: “All I’ve got to say is, we’re going to run …

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’s ability to contend for repeat national title hinges on decisions by Harbaugh, key players
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan’s ability to contend for repeat national title hinges on decisions by Harbaugh, key players

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So I’m just ready to keep enjoying this while I can and get back to work whenever we get started again.” Oddsmakers aren’t forecasting a repeat for the Wolverines. “We stood tall, upright and innocent.” Going 15-0, he said, was the result of “good old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeve …

What’s next for Jim Harbaugh? Michigan coach faces decision on whether to stay or go back to NFL
11 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for Jim Harbaugh? Michigan coach faces decision on whether to stay or go back to NFL

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HOUSTON — Michigan’s climb back to the summit of college football ended with its 34-13 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night. “Does it always have to be, ‘What’s next, what’s the future?’” Harbaugh looked into NFL jobs the last …

Jim Harbaugh and Michigan prove there’s more than one path to the top of college football
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh and Michigan prove there’s more than one path to the top of college football

New York Times  

HOUSTON — Jim Harbaugh’s way worked. The Wolverines’ 34-13 victory over Washington and triumph over everyone else who stood in their way to a national title is the culmination of nine challenging years of building a program with a certain purpose. Does it always have to be what’s next, what’s the future?” — Max Olson January 9, 2024 This team …

Jim Harbaugh focusing on Michigan’s championship, not his future: ‘Going to just enjoy this’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh focusing on Michigan’s championship, not his future: ‘Going to just enjoy this’

New York Times  

HOUSTON – Jim Harbaugh has a victory parade in his future. Beyond that, Harbaugh said he’s focused on enjoying Michigan’s national championship and not on seeking out his next challenge, whether that’s chasing another title at Michigan or returning to the NFL. “People want to look at the past or look at the future,” Harbaugh said Tuesday at Michigan’s championship …

Wasserman: Michigan’s quirky, title-winning season is a perfect reflection of Jim Harbaugh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wasserman: Michigan’s quirky, title-winning season is a perfect reflection of Jim Harbaugh

New York Times  

HOUSTON — There was something about this Michigan football team, even in the darkest times this season, where it just felt like its coaches and players knew this was all going to end with confetti falling on them in NRG Stadium. All season, long before Michigan beat Washington 34-13 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, …

Meet Jim Harbaugh’s assistant, sounding board and Michigan’s team chaplain
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Jim Harbaugh’s assistant, sounding board and Michigan’s team chaplain

New York Times  

HOUSTON — Wherever Jim Harbaugh goes, Robby Emery usually isn’t far away. “If these men and coaches don’t find the thing they lose, it’s really hard for them to move on to their next,” Emery said. That’s a great sign of leadership.” There’s been talk that Monday’s national championship game could be Harbaugh’s last at Michigan. “I’ll gladly talk about …

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 …

Does NFL want ‘quirky’ Jim Harbaugh? ‘He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Does NFL want ‘quirky’ Jim Harbaugh? ‘He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?’

New York Times  

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is closing out a controversial season in pursuit of an elusive national championship, but the spotlight isn’t expected to dim after the season. “He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?” GO DEEPER NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh After successful stints as the head coach at the University …

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 …

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 …

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry boils as sign-stealing accusations increase “vitriol” on both sides
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry boils as sign-stealing accusations increase “vitriol” on both sides

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Game’s iconic and enduring moments include but certainly are not limited to Ohio State pulling down Michigan’s beloved “Go Blue” banner in 1973; a shoving match between David Boston and Charles Woodson in 1997; and Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes going for two at the end …

Jim Harbaugh leans on ‘Ted Lasso’ to deal with challenges for No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State
1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh leans on ‘Ted Lasso’ to deal with challenges for No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Despite that noise, our locker room’s in one piece,” Harbaugh said Monday before borrowing a line from the fictional soccer coach in a comedy series. “We’ve got that, and it’s amazing.” Harbaugh sidestepped a handful of questions at his weekly news conference, including sharing his take …

Harbaugh’s suspension keeps Sherrone Moore in charge of No. 2 Michigan vs Maryland, No. 3 Ohio State
1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh’s suspension keeps Sherrone Moore in charge of No. 2 Michigan vs Maryland, No. 3 Ohio State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That was the first time many people probably set eyes on Moore, or perhaps even heard of him as they tuned in to see college football’s soap opera unfold. The 37-year-old offensive coordinator will lead Michigan at Maryland on Saturday, when it will have a chance …

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 …

Ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions did not file any expense reports, AP’s FOIA request finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions did not file any expense reports, AP’s FOIA request finds

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Connor Stalions, the former Michigan staffer at the center of sign-stealing investigation by the NCAA, did not file any expense reports during the 17 months he was formally employed by the football program, according to the school. The NCAA has documented plans …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 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 …

Mandel’s Mailbag: College Football Playoff scenarios and the fall of Michigan Man
1 year, 1 month ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: College Football Playoff scenarios and the fall of Michigan Man

New York Times  

Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Let’s say Michigan annihilates Penn State this weekend, does the same to Maryland, beats Ohio State by 17 points and drops a 40-point beatdown on Iowa in the Big Ten title game. …

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 …

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’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 …

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 …

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry check-in: Connor Stalions, Playoff rankings and endless drama
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry check-in: Connor Stalions, Playoff rankings and endless drama

New York Times  

With Michigan at the center of the biggest story in college football and Ohio State atop the initial College Football Playoff rankings, the rivalry between the Buckeyes and Wolverines is packed with more intrigue than one game can hold. As we all know, losing to Michigan the past two years weighed heavily on Ryan Day, and there’s intense pressure on …

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 …

Coach-to-player technology could have prevented sign-stealing scandal hitting college football
1 year, 1 month ago

Coach-to-player technology could have prevented sign-stealing scandal hitting college football

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s easier, obviously, when you take certain steps.” The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools based on budgets. The scandal has coaches around the …

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