A former Division III football player and head coach claims he scouted Big Ten teams as part of Michigan’s alleged sign-stealing scheme, ESPN’s Dan Murphy reported Friday.
The former coach, who spoke to ESPN on the condition of anonymity, said suspended Michigan staffer Connor Stalions paid him “a couple hundred dollars” for his work. The source said he attended three Big Ten games over the past two years to record the sideline signals of future Michigan opponents and uploaded his work to a shared iPhone photo album with Stalions and potentially others.
“I didn’t like it, but it’s a gray line,” the ex-coach said. “You can call me naive, but no one is reading the bylaws. I’m not a contractual lawyer. … I just felt like if you’re not doing it, you’re not trying to get ahead.”
