University of Michigan president Dr. Santa Ono emailed Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti asking for respect of due process amid mounting pressure for the commissioner to discipline the Wolverines football program for alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
Per Rittenberg, Ono emailed Petitti on Thursday night ahead of their Friday meeting, noting that he was “deeply concerned” about the allegations against the Wolverines football program and that the school is committed to “ethics, integrity, and fair play.”
The NCAA has been probing the Michigan football program since mid-October, but Petitti is within his rights to investigate and impose discipline of his own on behalf of the Big Ten conference.
