Connor Stalions, center left, watches from the sideline as Michigan hosts East Carolina at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Jacob Hamilton | MLive.comfrom Michigan’s Connor Stalions from January and February 2021 with a then student at a Power 5 school in which the Michigan staffer described stealing opponents’ signals off of TV footage and creating a “Michigan Manifesto.”
It should be noted, however, Stalions admitting he stole signals off of TV footage is not a violation of NCAA rules. However, accusations he orchestrated the filming of coaches at stadiums, if proven, are violations.added context to Stalion’s state of mind. He also shared in texts how close he had gotten to current linebackers coach Chris Partridge and running backs and assistant special teams coach Jay Harbaugh, who is the son of head coach Jim Harbaugh.
“I think it’s pretty rare to find the right type of people who can grasp a vision of the future and want to team up and run s---,” Stalions wrote, per SI. “And we all got our own stuff goin on, but we all got some pretty unique approaches. Basically the way I see it, there’s a future Ohio State head coach and staff out there somewhere preparing for it whether they know it or not. And we have a group of a half dozen actively planning s--- 15 or so years out. And another dozen or two on board.