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The Michigan Wolverines football program received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA on Sunday, in connection with an alleged sign-stealing scandal that came to light last fall, months before the team won the national championship.
A team spokesman confirmed the news to Detroit News And the Detroit Free Presspart of the USA TODAY Network. According to the Free Press, seven Michigan staff members from the 2023 team, including First year coach Sherwin Mooreinvolved in an alleged violation of NCAA rules.
The Wolverines will now have 90 days to respond in writing to the notice of allegations, and then the NCAA will have 60 days to respond. The NCAA will then decide whether a hearing before the Committee on Infractions is needed.
Former University of Michigan employee Connor Stallion is accused of purchasing tickets to games against Michigan’s conference rivals — and potential future college football rivals — for the sole purpose of stealing signs and scouting talent so the Wolverines could gain an advantage in games.
according to ESPNAn early draft obtained by the newspaper in early August from NOA indicated that Moore could face a suspension and a show cause penalty for allegedly deleting a series of 52 text messages with Stallions in October 2023, the same day the alleged sign-stealing scandal broke. The early draft is subject to change.
According to ESPN, the project indicated that Moore could be charged with a Level 2 violation for deleting text messages, which were later recovered via “device imaging.”
Moore is likely to be considered a repeat offender, after the NCAA in April dissolved a separate investigation into the football program, which involved recruiting violations during the 2021 COVID-19 shutdown.
According to ESPN, former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, former linebackers coach Chris Partridge, and former assistant director of personnel Denard Robinson are all charged with Level 1 violations, the most serious.
The Stallions eventually resigned and Harbaugh was suspended by the Big Ten conference for the final three games of the regular season following the investigation.
Harbaugh became head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers in January.
Yahoo Sports was first to report Michigan’s NOA.
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