Michigan, Sherrone Moore showcase college football’s unlawful state

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Here we are, strolling down the road of accountability, and as fate would have it, hypocrisy comes slithering by. 

Michigan and Sherrone Moore. Florida and Santa Ono. 

I know this is going to shock you (that’s sarcasm), but they’re all connected in a little thing called win at all cost. 

Follow along and connect the sordid dots, everyone. A microcosm of the chaotic, unlawful state of college football.

Ready? Let’s do this. 

First up, we have Moore, Michigan’s second-year coach who is on the verge of serving his second suspension from the NCAA for cheating — this time, for his role in the Connor Stalions advanced scouting scheme during the 2023 season.

You remember 2023? Michigan’s national championship season, the Wolverines forging their way through an unbeaten season of big wins and … NCAA violations. 

Cheating, to be specific. 

Caught and exposed in the middle of the 2023 season, a mere weeks after Michigan – with the NCAA sheriff bearing down – self-imposed a three-game suspension of coach Jim Harbaugh and a one-game suspension of Moore (Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator) for rules violations during the pandemic season of 2020.

I swear I’m not making this up. 

But instead of taking the high road in 2023 and realizing the enormity of a second NCAA investigation of the football program in less than four years, Michigan doubled down.

Hot team, championship run. Nothing is stopping this train.

This is where Ono, Michigan’s dynamic, sports-friendly president, enters the chat. Instead of…


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