ESPN Report: What Happened To Connor Stalions After Michigan’s Sign-Stealing Scandal

Netflix is back with another UNTOLD story — UNTOLD: Sign Stealer — which revolves around the University of Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, with Connor Stalions at the center of it all. Stalions had grown up being a fan of the Michigan Wolverines, and his dream was to one day be the head coach of the football team. Stalions finally made it to the sidelines in 2021 when he joined the coaching staff, but his dream of leading the Wolverines quickly came to a controversial end in November 2023 (as detailed in the Netflix sports documentary series).

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Connor Stalions attended the U.S. Naval Academy (which is where he discovered how to decipher other teams’ signals) and then joined the Marines after learning that many legendary football coaches are military veterans.

Stalions had a natural talent for sign-stealing, which the University of Michigan football team took advantage of to get an edge over its competitors. While sign-stealing is technically allowed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), coaches can only do so in-game or from watching television broadcasts of the game. They are not permitted to designate a person to take videos of the opposing team’s hand signals. In the fall of 2023, the NCAA announced they were launching an investigation into Michigan’s football team concerning sign-stealing rule violations. As the sign-stealing expert, Stalions was at the forefront of the controversy.

Connor Stalions Resigned From His Michigan Wolverines Position In November 2023

Stalions Was At The Center Of The Sign Stealing Controversy

According to TODAY, the NCAA accused Connor Stalions of hatching a sign-stealing plot that involved giving people tickets to the Michigan Wolverines’ future opponents’ games, where they would record the teams’ hand signals. They would allegedly hand over the footage to Stalions, who would then decipher the hand signals and use it to predict the Wolverines’ opponents’ plays during games. Of course, this scheme would be against the NCAA’s rules, meaning Stalions was in a lot of trouble, as chronicled in the Netflix sports documentary TV show. Ultimately, Stalions resigned from the University of Michigan on November 3, 2023.

Although Connor Stalions is no longer a part of a Big Ten football team’s coaching staff, he is still coaching.

The NCAA’s accusations against Stalions and the widespread attention he was receiving led to his resignation from the Wolverines. However, Stalions wasn’t the only one feeling the heat. The University of Michigan suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh for three games in November because of the sign-stealing scandal. Nevertheless, Harbaugh coached the team during their Big Ten Championship, Rose Bowl, and CFP National Championship wins. Following the season, though, Harbaugh left Michigan and became the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Stalions, on the other hand, didn’t get so lucky after his resignation.

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