Much was made during the days leading up to the College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Rose Bowl about Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal.

As it turns out, the guy at the center of the scandal – Connor Stalions – was in the stands watching No. 1 Michigan defeat No. 4 Alabama 27-20 in overtime.

Per the New York Post, Stalions had tickets to the Rose Bowl, as shown in an Instagram story posted by former Michigan star Chase Winovich.

“Let’s go,” Winovich said in the clip. “Connor, what you thinking bro?”

Stalions replied, “It’s time.”

In November, Michigan fired Stalions as a football staff member because of the ongoing sign stealing scandal. He had been suspended with pay from his job as a football analyst while the school looked into allegations that he helped organize a complex multi-state operation to record future Wolverines opponents’ on-field signals, which is against NCAA rules.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has denied knowledge of the sign-stealing operation, which reportedly involved Stalions purchasing tickets or securing sideline access for himself or his representatives at numerous games involving the Wolverines’ Big Ten or potential postseason opponents.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.