Connor Stalions is the Michigan assistant coach at the center of the sign-stealing controversy at Michigan, which is being investigated by the NCAA.

Who is he?

Stalions is a low-level staffer with a military background. He is a football analyst with the Wolverines and a retired captain in the United States Marine Corps. He is also a person of interest in the investigation into whether No. 2-ranked Michigan violated an NCAA rule by scouting future opponents in person at games.

According to an ESPN report, citing sources, the NCAA enforcement staff sought access to his computer as part of its investigation, which has indicated the Wolverines have used an “elaborate” scouting system to steal signals from future opponents since at least 2021.

In a statement Thursday, Harbaugh denied any knowledge of or involvement in the alleged scheme to steal opponents’ signals through scouting trips to out-of-town games. Harbaugh said he would fully cooperate in any investigations and doesn’t “condone or tolerate anyone doing anything illegal or against NCAA rules.”

“I do not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of Michigan football program illegally stealing signals, nor have I directed any staff member or others to participate in an off-campus scouting assignment,” Harbaugh said in the statement.

Michigan and the Big Ten were notified by the NCAA of the investigation Wednesday, and the conference said it had notified the Wolverines’ future opponents, including Michigan State, which hosts Michigan in East Lansing on Saturday.

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