[Mr KLC]

Central Michigan is investigating whether suspended Michigan staffer Connor Stalions was on the CMU sideline during the Chippewas’ Sept. 1 game at Michigan State, the school said Tuesday. Screenshots of a person who looks similar to Stalions began circulating online Monday night, and The Athletic obtained more photos of the person on the sideline on Tuesday.

“We became aware of these photos late yesterday and we are in the process of determining the facts surrounding them,” CMU athletic director Amy Folan said in a statement provided to The Athletic. “As this process is ongoing, we have no further comment at this time.”

The Central Michigan staff has several former Michigan staffers, including head coach Jim McElwain, defensive backs coach Michael Zordich and quarterbacks coach Jake Kostner, all of whom worked at Michigan while Stalions volunteered for the Wolverines.

“We obviously are aware of a picture floating around with the sign-stealer guy,” McElwain said Tuesday night after CMU’s game against Northern Illinois. “Our people are doing everything they can to get to the bottom of it. We’re totally unaware of it. I certainly don’t condone it in any way, shape or form. I do know his name was on none of the passes that were let out. We keep tracing it back and tracing it back and try to figure it out. It’s in good hands with our people. Again, there’s no place in football for that.”

The person resembling Stalions was seen on the FS1 broadcast in the CMU bench area, but typically away from most of the team and the coaches with on-field headsets. He wore sunglasses. The man was dressed in the same Adidas shirt, pants and shoes as most of the CMU staff and was wearing a visiting bench pass. He was often seen next to who appears to be the director of recruiting Michael McGee.

[Mr KLC]

[budwiser]

why would you steal signs to play central michigan....they could destroy that team with backups

my personal opinion, this stuff is overblown.

let's say they did work on predicting plays, don't do it again and move on. but that's not how this stupid world works, no second chances

[Mr KLC]

University of Michigan staffer Connor Stalions has resigned, a school spokesperson said Friday. He had refused to cooperate with any internal or external investigations or discussions, a school source told The Athletic.

Stalions, who was initially suspended with pay by Michigan on Oct. 20, is at the center of the NCAA’s investigation into an alleged scouting and sign-stealing scheme. Stalions bought tickets to games in at least seven Big Ten stadiums before those teams played the Wolverines over the past three seasons, including the 2023 season, sources told The Athletic earlier this month. Purchasing the tickets is not a violation of NCAA rules, but using them to scout and record other teams would violate the rules prohibiting in-person, on-campus scouting and the audio or video recording of signals.

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 school earlier today, Connor chose to resign because recent stories regarding his time with the University of Michigan have created a distraction for the team,” Beckworth said. “He hopes his resignation will help the team and coaching staff focus on tomorrow’s game and the remainder of the season. Connor also wants to make it clear that, to his knowledge, neither Coach Harbaugh, nor any other coach or staff member, told anyone to break any rules or were aware of improper conduct regarding the recent allegations of advanced scouting.”

[JAKEPEAVY21]

why would you steal signs to play central michigan....they could destroy that team with backups

my personal opinion, this stuff is overblown.

let's say they did work on predicting plays, don't do it again and move on. but that's not how this stupid world works, no second chances

I don't understand the uproar about this either. Not a big Harbaugh fan but it seems like the NCAA has an axe to grind with him.

How difficult is it to change your signals once in awhile?