OHIO — University of Michigan football low-level staffer Connor Stalions has been fired for an alleged sign-stealing scheme. Yahoo Sports was the first to break the news. 

What You Need To Know

  • Earlier this week, Big Ten coaches were angry and expressed frustration during a call with Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti over a lack of action by the conference as mounting evidence supports allegations that a Michigan staffer sent people to games to do impermissible advanced scouting of opponents

  • A few weeks ago on Oct. 20, Stalions was suspended with pay during the investigation

  • Multiple Big Ten schools found records of tickets purchased in the Stalions’ name to their games and surveillance video of the people sitting in those seats pointing cell phones toward the field.

Earlier this week, Big Ten coaches were angry and expressed frustration during a call with Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti over a lack of action by the conference as mounting evidence supports allegations that a Michigan staffer sent people to games to do impermissible advanced scouting of opponents, according to two people with knowledge of Wednesday's meeting, one who listened in on the call and another who participated.

This week's initial College Football Playoff rankings, where Michigan was ranked third, stoked coaches’ outrage over the inaction.

“They said it was an NCAA issue and not a CFP issue. It’s a football issue,” said the person who was on the call, according to the Associated Press.

During a regularly scheduled video call with Big Ten athletic directors last week, Petitti first heard complaints from within the conference and calls for the league to hand down some punishment. The call with coaches Wednesday was also regularly scheduled, but it was dominated by talk of the current allegations against Michigan.

Both people said Petitti suggested a possible follow-up call with the coaches on Sunday.

Petitti met again with the athletic directors Thursday, but nothing was decided.

Stalions was hired in 2022 as an off-field analyst, according to the University of Michigan. A few weeks ago on Oct. 20, Stalions was suspended with pay during the investigation. The investigation allegedly found videos and documents and plans for the Wolverines to scout their opponents. 

Photos also circulated on social media suggesting Stalions has been on Chippewas' sideline during the Sept. 1 game. 

Multiple Big Ten schools found records of tickets purchased in the Stalions’ name to their games and surveillance video of the people sitting in those seats pointing cell phones toward the field.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.