The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines football team is being investigated by the NCAA for trying to steal the play-calling signs of their opponents.
The NCAA does not have rules specifically against stealing signs, but does prohibit in-person advanced scouting of opponents and using electronic equipment to record an opponents signalsfor trying to steal the play-calling signs of its opponents, the latest rule-breaking allegation against coach Jim Harbaugh's program that is among the national championship favorites.
“I want to personally assure you that U-M Athletics will offer its complete cooperation to the NCAA in this matter,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said Thursday. “At the University of Michigan, all of us are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity for all members of our community. This is the same expectation I have of all coaches, staff, and student-athletes.”
Michigan has been tied up in an infractions case involving impermissible contact with high school prospects during the pandemic recruiting dead period for more than a year. Trying to get out in front of any possible NCAA punishment, the school hit Harbaugh with a three-game suspension in August and he missed Michigan's first three games.
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