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Connor Stalions was suspended with pay by
Michigan, according to multiple outlets, after the NCAA began a
probe into a Wolverines staffer using electronic equipment to
decipher play calls from the sideline for various Big Ten teams,
typically an opponent on the Michigan schedule later that
season.
According to the report, Stalions has forwarded his purchased
tickets at Big Ten stadiums other than Michigan's to at least
three other parties. Security footage from one unnamed Big Ten
school reportedly revealed a person taping the home team's
sideline with an iPhone for the entire game from a seat
purchased by Stalions.
Stealing signals from the sideline during a game is not a
violation of Big Ten rules, but using electronic equipment to do
so does violate a subsection of the NCAA football rulebook. Also
under investigation is whether or not Michigan violated a
separate scouting rule.
The No. 2 Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are in their bye week
and will return to face Purdue at home Nov. 4.
Stalions was a volunteer at Michigan from 2015-22, according to
ESPN, citing a LinkedIn account. He was hired by the school full
time in May 2022 at a yearly salary of $55,000.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh denied having knowledge of his
program illegally stealing signs and said he doesn't "condone or
tolerate anyone doing anything illegal or against NCAA rules."
Michigan also is under investigation for potential recruiting
violations during the COVID-19 dead period.
--Field Level Media
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