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Multiple sports media sources are reporting that the University of Michigan football analyst Connor Stalions, the staff member at the center of a scandal involving elaborate methods to steal the signals of opponents and potential opponents, has resigned.
The Athletic and ESPN have run prominent stories reporting that Stalions is no longer with the university. The Athletic characterized its report as a firing, but ESPN’s report indicates that Stalions resigned of his own accord. A terse statement from the university confirms that Stalions resigned.
Statement from Michigan: “Connor Stalions resigned his position with Michigan Athletics this afternoon. We are unable to comment further regarding this personnel matter.”— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 4, 2023
“According to a source, Stalions did not attend a meeting Friday with Michigan officials, possibly on advice of counsel,” ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reports. “Sources are unsure whether he will cooperate with the NCAA investigation, which is examining whether Stalions and Michigan orchestrated in-person scouting of Michigan’s future opponents, violating a rule established in 1994.”
Stalions allegedly paid individuals to attend games of upcoming opponents in the Big Ten as well as potential opponents outside the conference, record the sideline signals, and report them back to him.
