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In the afterglow of his greatest coaching achievement, when Michigan football celebrated its first outright national title since 1948 on a glorious January night in Houston, Jim Harbaugh wanted to get something off his chest at a postgame news conference.
“We’re innocent,” he blurted. “And we stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent.”
It was a defiant proclamation directed toward the legion of skeptics questioning the legitimacy of the Wolverines’ 15-0 run last season after it came to light in October that a former U-M staffer, Connor Stalions, was alleged to have orchestrated a years-long, off-campus scouting operation designed to steal the play signals of future opponents.
The scandal placed Michigan on trial in the court of public opinion, dampening the euphoria from its ascension as the best team in the sport. Now, months later, the program looks rather culpable based on an ESPN report detailing a draft notice of allegations from the NCAA, which hit Michigan with a Level 1 charge, the most serious kind, for a “pattern of noncompliance” and institutional efforts to obstruct the investigation.
It was troubling stuff that included a list of violations Harbaugh and six members of his staff were accused of committing — some that were unrelated to the Stalions saga. But perhaps the most shocking revelation involves the man currently in charge of the Wolverines.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore speaks to the media during Big Ten media days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
MOORE TO COME: Glory — or potentially peril — awaits Sherrone Moore, Michigan football this season
Sherrone Moore, who was elevated from offensive coordinator to head coach following Harbaugh’s move to the Los Angeles Chargers this past winter, is alleged to have deleted a…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-08-05 10:07:49
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