TCU coach Sonny Dykes said this week at Big 12 Media Days that the Horned Frogs changed their play calls ahead of the 2022 College Football Playoff semifinals against Michigan after they were “tipped off” about the Wolverines’ sign-stealing plans. First reported by Yahoo Sports in 2023, Dykes acknowledged his staff used “dummy signals” and altered a few decisions during TCU’s 51-45 victory to try to thwart Michigan’s perceived advantage.
Former Wolverines staffer Connor Stalions, the focal point behind Michigan’s sign-stealing saga, fired back Friday at Dykes’ claim on social media. Stalions resigned from his position as a team analyst in Ann Arbor during the 2023 season amid the NCAA’s investigation.
“The continuous attempt to correlate signals to any wins and losses at Michigan is funny,” Stalions wrote in a long-winded response on social media. “There were 7 games in my time at Michigan where I knew almost every signal the whole game: 2021 MSU, 2022 MSU, 2022 PSU, 2022 OSU, 2022 TCU, 2021 Georgia, and 2021 Wisconsin. We lost 3 of those games because we didn’t tackle well, and Georgia was historically good. We won the four other games because we dominated the line of scrimmage & tackled well.”
He continued: “Blocking, ball security, tackling, run fits & coverage tools. That’s football. This is not rocket science.”
Stalions detailed how Air Raid offenses, like Dykes’ philosophy at TCU, all share the same principles and similar signals from the play-caller relaying information to the quarterback, and then from QB to his receivers.
“Similar to Ohio State ‘changing their signals,'” Stalions tweeted. “They changed their route concepts & some run concepts — not their formations and pass protection signals, which is all I cared about.”
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-07-12 15:37:00
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