A wild potential cheating scandal got even more interesting on Tuesday, with Michigan State now in the middle of the latest investigation.
On Tuesday, images and videos surfaced of what could be Michigan staff member Connor Stalions in disguise on the Central Michigan sidelines for the season-opening matchup against Michigan State. Stalions is the subject of a potential sign-stealing scandal to benefit the Wolverines that has dominated the college football headlines for the past two weeks.
Below are a few photos that have gotten the most attention with many speculating this to be Stalions on the sidelines:
NEW: @TheAthletic has obtained more photos of the goatee'd sunglasses person on the Central Michigan sideline at Michigan State.
CMU is looking into whether this is Connor Stalions.
Story: https://t.co/79siEcZ89r pic.twitter.com/R5AyslTIWF
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 31, 2023
Whether or not you believe it’s him is up to you, but this got enough traction to where Central Michigan announced on Tuesday that they will open an investigation into this potential illegal sideline presence of Stalions. This also resulted in Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain being forced to address the matter after his team’s victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Here’s what McElwain had to say — courtesy of Kennedy Broadwell:
Full quote from CMU Head coach Jim McElwain: pic.twitter.com/AjKf37JhRf
— Kennedy Broadwell (@BroadwellK) November 1, 2023
I’m not going to personally weigh-in on this situation since it’s so complex and like all of us, I don’t truly know if that was Stalions or not on the sidelines. But hearing McElwain essentially say he has no idea who this person was on his sidelines for the Michigan State game is certainly notable.
This is an on-going investigation so we will all have to stay tuned to see how this plays out in the coming days or weeks.
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