Michigan suspended football analyst amid NCAA investigation over alleged sign stealing

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Connor Stalions, a member of the Michigan football staff, has been suspended with pay, one day after the NCAA launched an investigation into sign-stealing allegations, athletic director Warde Manuel announced Friday.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Stalions is an off-field analyst and has been with the football program since May 2022. 

As of Friday afternoon, Stalions' LinkedIn appears to have been taken down.

According to a Yahoo Sports report, Michigan allegedly sent people to games of teams they are scheduled to play to gather information on signs used to call plays on offense and defense.

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According to ESPN, investigators wanted to examine Stalions' computer in an attempt to gather evidence for the sign-stealing probe.

Stalions attended the Naval Academy until 2016 and volunteered as an assistant for Michigan while he was stationed at a California military base.

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According to ESPN, Stalions traveled to Michigan during the football season to help the defensive coaches until he took a full-time role last year.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh addressed the alleged sign stealing in a statement Friday.

Michigan cheerleaders at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I want to make it clear that I, and my staff, will fully cooperate with the investigation into this matter. I do not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of Michigan football program