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The NCAA has officially served Michigan football a Notice of Allegations (NOA) relating to the program’s sign-stealing scandal allegedly led by ex-staffer Connor Stalions.
A Michigan spokesperson on Sunday confirmed to the Free Press the NCAA had delivered the NOA accusing seven Michigan staffers from the 2023 team of violating NCAA rules.
The university received the NOA about three weeks after the NCAA sent a draft NOA that laid out potential violations and punishments for the Michigan staffers, including first-year head coach Sherrone Moore. The new document could contain updates.
ESPN in early August obtained the draft NOA, which said Moore, who immediately took over after Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL, could face a suspension and show-cause penalty. Moore allegedly deleted 52 text messages with Stalions, a Level II NCAA violation, the same day he was reported to be the ringleader of the sign-stealing operation.
Harbaugh, Stalions, former recruiting staffer and star quarterback Denard Robinson, and former linebackers coach Chris Partridge are accused of Level I NCAA violations, while ex-defensive coaches Jesse Minter and Steve Clinkscale were named for recruiting violations unrelated to the Stalions case. The draft NOA said there was no evidence Harbaugh knew about sign stealing, but was accused of once again not cooperating with the NCAA, denying requests to look through his messages and phone records.
