These are some outright wild allegations.
To be honest, I haven’t really cared about the sign-stealing claims surrounding Michigan, which is why I haven’t been blogging about it — I’m with Deion Sanders, where we think the Wolverines “still got to stop” an opponent no matter how many signs they allegedly steal.
But I’m not gonna lie, this latest bombshell report has pulled me in, and that’s because it looks like other teams are about to join the drama.
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— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPowellDC) October 27, 2023
The latest allegations slamming Michigan come from FootballScoop, who are reporting “that Michigan may have attempted to assist the opposition of a potential CFP opponent in an effort to disrupt that team’s potential path to the Playoff.”
The outlet also alleges that Michigan scouted Georgia and Tennessee at minimum in the SEC, however, it doesn’t name any schools that Michigan was apparently trying to help or helped if an offers were accepted.
Michigan reportedly gave stolen signs to teams to help beat potential playoff squads. A UM official refused to comment to OutKick.
The Wolverines reportedly scouted Georgia and Tennessee in the SEC.
Who might Michigan allegedly tried to help?
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— OutKick (@Outkick) October 26, 2023
You Michigan haters now have my interest.
Knowing the history of college football the way I do, the extremities that programs go to in order to win and Jim Harbaugh already being suspended three games earlier this season for other violations, I can totally see these allegations being true. (RELATED: Jaguars Or Steelers? Browns Or Seahawks? Bengals Or 49ers? Andrew Powell Makes His NFL Week 8 Picks)
Plus, didn’t the Houston Astros get busted for this just a few years ago in baseball?
Of course, the claims are believable but we’ll see if they’re true.