Where do things stand with the investigation into Michigan's alleged sign-stealing operation? And what does it mean for the Wolverines this season? We break down the latest news.
Pete Thamel details Michigan suspending football analyst Connor Stalions, the person at the center of the NCAA investigation into alleged sign stealing.
The firm didn't present any evidence to the NCAA that showed Harbaugh was directly involved in the sign-stealing scheme, the Post reported, citing two people familiar with the investigation. Stalions was hired as an off-field analyst at Michigan in May 2022, according to a bio on his LinkedIn account, which has since been deactivated. In the bio, Stalions wrote that he attempts to"employ Marine Corps philosophies and tactics into the sport of football regarding strategies in staffing, recruiting, scouting, intelligence, planning and more."
SI reported Stalions claimed to have a Google document of between 550 and 600 pages that was his blueprint for the future of the Michigan program. According to the report, he referred to the document as a"movement more than a plan" and called it the"Michigan Manifesto." Stalions claimed to be working with other low-level staffers at Power 5 schools to come up with a long-term plan for Michigan's future.
A summary disposition, in which the NCAA and school agree on the facts but not on the level of violations and the punishment. The parties would submit a report to the committee on infractions , which would reach a decision and decide punishment. The parties can request an expedited hearing, and the school can appeal the COI's decision.
According to the NCAA's most recent annual infractions report , the enforcement staff spends an average of 10-12 months on a case, and the committee on infractions then spends an average of seven days to four months on it. A contested hearing track -- the longest process -- took an average of 921 days.
"We obviously have an interest in this situation," a Big Ten source told ESPN."Included within that is getting as full a picture of the facts as we can. That's where we'll be interested in the outcome of the NCAA's investigation. But we would not be required to wait until that process came to its conclusion if we deemed it appropriate for us to take action before that happened.
That doesn't mean, though, that committee members won't be talking about the allegations against Michigan outside the room. Another former member said"it's almost worse" if a committee member penalizes Michigan because he or she thinks the school might have done something.
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