The NCAA wants to control the narrative as it pertains to Michigan football and Connor Stalions and it’s done exactly that thus far. But on Tuesday, that may change.
Perhaps that expedited the governing body’s investigation into the Wolverines as usually such undertakings require years before teams ever receive a notice of allegations. However, a draft of the NOA was leaked three weeks ago, detailing what the NCAA was likely to charge Michigan with — which included both Jim Harbaugh and Connor Stalions having a ‘failure to cooperate,’ Sherrone Moore deleting text messages between himself and Stalions, some minor recruiting violations, and more.
On Sunday, Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel and Ross Dellenger confirmed that Michigan has received the formal notice of allegations, which gives the Wolverines 90 days to respond to the NCAA. That would put the respond date on Nov. 22, 2024, the day before the Northwestern game and eight days before the Ohio State game.
The NOA arrived just days before Stalions’ Netflix documentary “Sign Stealer” is set to drop.
A leaked draft of the NOA was previously reported by ESPN. There are believed to be some changes in the final version.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) August 25, 2024
The frame of the investigation’s narrative may very well change starting on Tuesday with the release of ‘Sign Stealer’ on Netflix — a documentary that mostly tells Connor Stalions’ side of the story. The big question has been whether or not Harbaugh or any of the coaching staff above Stalions knew of or participated in Stalions’ alleged scheme, but as of yet, the NCAA doesn’t appear to have proven (or seems to be charging) Michigan with any complicity directly related to Stalions’ alleged scheme.
It’s unclear if there have been any changes from the draft NOA to the one issued to Michigan on Sunday.