NCAA issues notice of allegations against Michigan Wolverines

The NCAA has issued a formal Notice of Charges against Michigan for its investigation into an alleged illegal scouting and sign-stealing scheme, the university confirmed Sunday.

“We have received notice of allegations from the NCAA,” Michigan football spokesman Dave Ablauf told The Detroit News.

The NOA broadcast was first reported by Yahoo Sports.

Under the NCAA process, Michigan has 90 days to respond in writing to the NOA and then the NCAA has 60 days to respond. If there is a hearing before the Committee on Infractions, it is typically scheduled about two months after the response is filed. It usually takes another two to three months before the public report of infractions is released.

The NCAA recently settled another investigation into Michigan football involving impermissible recruiting during a COVID-19 recruiting dead period in 2021. Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was given a four-year show-cause order and a one-year suspension for a violation of head coach accountability obligations, “unethical conduct,” and a failure to promote “an atmosphere of compliance.” Michigan and five staff members reached a settlement with NCAA compliance staff in April and were given three years of probation, a fine, and recruiting limitations.

On October 19, 2023, the NCAA opened an investigation into an alleged illegal sign-stealing and scouting scheme that came to light on October 19 and was orchestrated by former football analyst Connor Stalions. Stalions would eventually resign. There is no NCAA rule against signal-stealing during play, but programs are not allowed to scout future opponents’ games and are also not allowed to use electronic equipment to record another team’s signals. Stalions reportedly purchased tickets to several games and stadiums across the country involving Michigan’s Big Ten opponents and potential College Football Playoff opponents.

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti suspended Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season last fall for a Sportsmanship Policy violation related to the NCAA investigation.

A draft of the NOA was leaked earlier this month. Harbaugh, former linebackers coach Chris Partridge and Denard Robinson, the former assistant director of personnel, are all accused of Level I violations, the most serious in the NCAA.

According to the NOA draft, current Michigan coach Sherrone Moore deleted a 52-text message threat to the Stalions last October as news of the NCAA’s investigation into sign stealing broke. NCAA compliance staff allege that on Oct. 19 and 20, 2023, after it was announced on Oct. 19 that an investigation had been launched, Moore allegedly deleted the text messages. The NCAA recovered the messages via images from the device, and Moore also showed them to staff. Moore, who served a one-game suspension as part of a negotiated resolution to the first investigation, faces a potential Level II sanction and could possibly be deemed a repeat offender by the NCAA.

“I’ll just say this: I hope they get published. That’s all,” Moore recently told reporters when asked about the deleted texts.

Moore also said the program is fully cooperating with the NCAA.

“We have done it in the past, we will continue to do it in the future and we will continue to do it,” Moore said. “In reality, at this point, it is an ongoing case and we need to preserve the confidentiality of the proceedings. We hope you will understand that.”

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