On the morning of Oct. 24, 2022, as the then-7-0 Michigan Wolverines entered the Monday of their bye week, a young recruiting analyst on staff opened a secondary market ticket website, selected a seat in Neyland Stadium for the Tennessee Volunteers' upcoming game against Kentucky and punched in his credit card information.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 27: A Michigan Wolverines football helmet during the Big Ten Conference Media Days on July 27, 2023 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN October 24, 2023 at 4:52 pm PDT
Stalions’ in-person scouting of college football games went beyond Michigan’s Big Ten opponents. He purchased tickets to games involving teams that the Wolverines might meet in the College Football Playoff as well. ESPN reported Monday that Stalions purchased tickets to 30 games involving Big Ten teams, but he also booked tickets to several games involving CFP contenders. In what appears to be an elaborate web of in-person scouting — against NCAA rules — Stalions used several associates to attend games and record a team’s play-call signals.
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