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Former Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions joined the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast on Tuesday to discuss his role in the Michigan sign-stealing scandal.
Stalions, speaking to show hosts with Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, was also asked about his Michigan Manifesto and how he got into deciphering signals as a student coach for Navy football. He also talked about Ohio State football and fired back at former Buckeyes tight end and current Houston Texan Cade Stover.
“It started at Navy,” Stalions said. “I asked, ‘What do I do on game day?’ I forget who it was, but one of the coaches said, ‘Well, I don’t know. Let me look into it, but I remember last year we had a guy — he just graduated — who tried deciphering the opponent’s signals in-game.’ I knew nothing about it. I never did that in high school. I was like, ‘I don’t know. OK.’ But I went in with a blank sheet of paper, a clipboard and a pen. Our first game was Ohio State. That was the birth.”
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Connor Stalions said it took three drives to figure out Ohio State’s signals
In his first game day with Navy on Aug. 31, 2014, the Midshipmen played Ohio State. Though the Buckeyes won the game 34-17, Stalions said it did not take him long to figure out the play calling for Ohio State. He said it took all of three drives to recognize what was going to be called.
“I don’t remember exactly the plays,” Stalions said. “I think they ran power a lot. It’s been a lot of games since then. I just remember getting their offensive signals pretty early and not knowing what to do with the information. I would just yell it out. There wasn’t a structure. No one knew who I was. I’m two weeks into being a student coach. They don’t know who I am. The OC…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-10-08 22:13:20
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