Michigan is being investigated by the NCAA for allegedly violating rules regarding in-person scouting and sign stealing.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh released a statement on social media denying any knowledge of his staff illegally stealing signs from opponents, but it seems their actions were sniffed out once before.
“I want to make it clear that I, and my staff, will fully cooperate with the investigation into this matter,” Harbaugh said. “I do not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of Michigan football program illegally stealing signals, nor have I directed staff members or others to participate in an off-campus scouting assignment. I have no awareness of anyone on our staff having done that or having directed that action.
“I do not condone or tolerate anyone doing anything illegal or against the NCAA rules. No matter what program or organization that I have led throughout my career, my instructions and awareness of how we scout opponents have always been firmly within the rules. Pursuant to NCAA rules, I will not be able to comment further while this investigation takes place.”
Social media found a clip of the halftime interview Greg Schiano conducted during Michigan’s game with Rutgers last month and he seemed to allude to something weird going on.
“There’s some things going on that aren’t right.”
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The NCAA’s investigation comes after two 2023 Michigan opponents told Yahoo Sports the Wolverines were able to crack their in-game signals.
While sign-stealing alone is not an NCAA violation, NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1 states that “off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.”
Michigan is 7-0 and sits at No. 2 in the AP rankings as it prepares to visit Michigan State in Week 8.
As you know, this isn’t the first time that the Wolverines have encountered trouble with the college sports governing body this year. Harbaugh served a school-imposed three-game suspension to start the season after he was accused of misleading a NCAA investigators regarding accusations of impermissible recruiting and coaching during the COVID-19 dead period.
