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Michigan and the NCAA are in for a long, bruising fight over allegations related to the Connor Stalions-led advanced scouting and sign-stealing scheme.

In its response to the association sent earlier this month, the university refutes many of the alleged rules violations and accuses the NCAA of “grossly overreaching” and “wildly overcharging” the program without credible evidence that other staff members knew of Stalions’ illegal in-person scouting system.

In the 137-page document — a portion of which Yahoo Sports obtained — Michigan makes clear that it will not enter into a negotiated resolution with the NCAA over the alleged wrongdoing, vigorously defending its former head coach, current head coach, several staff members and even Stalions, the low-level assistant who orchestrated one of the most elaborate sign-stealing systems in college football history on the way to the school winning the 2023 national championship. The school purports that the sign-stealing system offered “minimal relevance to competition,” was not credibly proven by NCAA investigators and should be treated as a minor violation.

An NCAA spokesperson confirmed that the association received Michigan’s response, but declined to provide additional details and refused to confirm the document that Yahoo Sports obtained. A Michigan spokesperson declined comment when reached, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. A Big Ten official declined comment as well.

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However, perhaps most notable in the document is an answer to a long-discussed question: Who originally tipped off the NCAA to Stalions’ scheme?

According to the document, the tipster derived from Michigan’s own campus. The unnamed source, which the NCAA has not disclosed, appears to have worked at the school, at least at one point. Michigan believes the confidential leaker was used by the NCAA to produce at least some of the charges in the notice of allegations, something in which it expresses “concern.”

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Posted by Pedro

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Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:30 pm to RLDSC FAN

Michigan should just sue. Apparently that’s all it takes to beat the ncaa these days.

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Posted by Cosmo

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Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:34 pm to RLDSC FAN

And LSU just completely rolled over

Michigan knows the NCAA is a joke

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Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:35 pm to Pedro

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Michigan should just sue. Apparently that’s all it takes to beat the ncaa these days.

The lesson from the USC case, NIL, Portal is definitely always always sue them.

The win percentage is 100%

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Posted by Ghost of Colby

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Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:39 pm to RLDSC FAN

I don’t care who wins the NCAA vs. Michigan fight.

I’m just glad Michigan athletics have been exposed as being one of the most corrupt and crooked institutions in collegiate sports, despite pretending to be so much better than everyone else for decades.

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Posted by KillerNut9

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Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:43 pm to RLDSC FAN

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According to the document, the tipster derived from Michigan’s own campus. The unnamed source, which the NCAA has not disclosed, appears to have worked at the school, at least at one point.

lol at the original Ohio State allegations

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One of those members was then-running backs coach Mike Hart, who told NCAA investigators he received a call in September 2023 from a Rutgers staff member who told him that Michigan was stealing signals and “going further” than most do. Hart brought attention to this call to then-defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. The Rutgers staff member mentioned Stalions specifically.

Michael Neyman, a low-level Michigan staff member, raised concerns about Stalions’ sign-stealing system and refused to be a part of it when Stalions wanted him to rent a car to scout a football game at Georgia — a team Michigan could have eventually played in the playoff but a team not on the program’s schedule, making it permissible to scout them, according to UM’s response.

Neyman approached assistant coach Chris Partridge to inform him that he did not want to be part of Stalions’ scheme. Partridge went to Stalions directly and said he told him, “You’re not using this kid in your signal organization stupid thing, so, like, just have him be a manager.”

lol at the Stallions lone wolf theory

This article is sourced from Michigan by the way. So only the “favorable” parts are in this.

Charged with multiple Level 1’s after they were already punished recently for Level 1’s (repeat offender). Failure to monitor being thrown around.

A slap on the wrist they said