Thursday, October 26

"Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?"

Connor Stalions is a retired captain in the United States Marine Corps and a football analyst for the second-ranked Wolverines, and is being looked into as the NCAA investigates whether or not Michigan violated rules regarding sign stealing, according to ESPN. He was officially suspended by the school on Friday.



A LinkedIn page that is not active lists Stalions as a “football” analyst who started in 2022, and the finer type specifically stated he’s a defensive analyst.

“I focus on using my experience to employ Marine Corps philosophies and tactics into the sport of football regarding strategies in staffing, recruiting, scouting, intelligence, planning and more,” his LinkedIn page read. 

“I emphasize … identifying the opponent’s most likely course of action and most dangerous course of action; identifying and exploiting critical vulnerabilities and centers of gravity in the opponent scouting process…”  ESPN reported that Stalions technically works in the recruiting department, but he is known to spend time analyzing and breaking down opponents’ signals.  While breaking down signs on videos is allowed, it would be a violation if he did so in-person while attending opponents’ games.  Signs can also not stolen via recording devices and relayed to coaches or player, per ESPN.  

“He had one role... ,” a source told ESPN.