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   From: rat-piles@umich.edu   
      
   A Michigan hat tugged low, dressed all in blue and gripping a white   
   playsheet — or is it? — the Wolverines analyst and Naval Academy graduate   
   paces the sideline behind more prominent coaches Jim Harbaugh and   
   defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.   
      
   At various points, Connor Stalions would make a signal: point to his   
   shoulder, gesture to the ground, tap his head. He was in constant   
   communication with the full-time assistants around him, whispering to them   
   as the opposing offense broke the huddle.   
      
   “He spearheads the operation,” one Big Ten school coach told Yahoo Sports   
   in an interview Thursday. “I once told (Stalions), ‘We know what kind of   
   sh** you are doing and it’s f***** up.’”   
      
   Multiple Big Ten staff members identified Stalions as Michigan’s sign-   
   stealing guru after the school was ensnared Thursday in an NCAA   
   investigation. ESPN reported late Thursday night that the NCAA’s   
   investigation into Michigan’s sign stealing is focusing on Stalions, who   
   joined the Michigan staff in spring of 2022 as a recruiting analyst.   
      
   Stalions has subsequently been suspended by Michigan with pay.   
      
   Since his name emerged, Stalions has scrubbed his social media. He deleted   
   his Instagram and Twitter accounts, which were active Thursday afternoon.   
      
   But well before the NCAA got involved, those within the league knew of   
   Stalions and his sign-stealing expertise.   
      
   “We were told to be careful because they had a guy who could pick plays,”   
   says one Big Ten head coach. “It was too late in the week to change our   
   signals, but another staff did tell us about (Stalions).”   
      
   Stealing an opponent’s signals during a game or even from television   
   broadcasts is quite common in college football and is not against NCAA   
   rules. However, the NCAA’s investigation is more focused on how Michigan   
   and Stalions gained information on their opponents to learn such signals.   
      
   If the school learned information through in-person scouting of future   
   opponents’ games, that violates a near 30-year-old NCAA rule. If the   
   school learned information through the use of recording or video devices,   
   that violates another NCAA bylaw.   
      
   Harbaugh’s involvement or knowledge of the alleged scheme is unclear. In a   
   statement Thursday, the head coach denied knowledge of stealing signs and   
   in-person scouting of opponents.   
      
   In a statement, a Michigan spokesperson said the school will have no   
   further comment on the matter as it is an ongoing investigation. The   
   school is “committed to the highest ethical and integrity standards,” the   
   statement said.   
      
   https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-opponents-were-aware-of-elaborate-scheme-   
   and-michigan-assistant-at-center-of-it-144142698.html   
      
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