“Unfortunate”: After Sign-Stealing Whispers, Michigan State Faces Fresh Off-Campus Scouting Allegations

Indeed, the Halloween week brought the best of horrors on the Michigan Wolverines. The team and its head coach Jim Harbaugh are at the gunpoint of the NCAA right now. Following the grave ‘sign-stealing’ investigations, it seems that there is yet another set of fingers ready to point towards the Wolverines head coach. Taking a novel turn, the alleged ‘sign-stealing’ fiasco developed some more.

The Big Ten’s conference with the league commissioner Tony Petitti on Wednesday without Warde Manuel, the Michigan athletic director being present, was surely a stinging slap for the Wolverines. However, matters turned worse when Purdue HC Walters came up with some more proof of the allegations.

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters’ allegations

The Michigans were preparing their home grounds for their opponents when they fired against them. The Boilermakers’ head coach Ryan Walters set forth the proof for another dire allegation against the Wolverines: off-court scouting. Walters reportedly has the record of Michigan staff member Connor Stalions. “It’s unfortunate,” said the Purdue head coach on Thursday night. “What’s crazy is they weren’t allegations. It happened. There’s video evidence. There’s ticket purchases and sales that you can track back.”

As per the reports, the NCAA authorities are now looking into two Michigan matters. Subsequently, the school has already suspended the alleged Stalions with pay, at least till the matter gets any better. Off-court scouting is prohibited by law in the NCAA. This directly equates to Jim Harbaugh’s future with Michigans being in trouble.

Even though he has a ton of teams waiting to pick the brilliant brain up like a hot cake, Michigan holds a special place for him. Well, Harbaugh can worry about his future in the future, as he has to worry about the upcoming clash against the Purdue Boilermakers this Saturday, who will be playing menacingly given the circumstances.

Ryan Walters on his strategy for the clash against Jim Harbaugh

Formerly, the coaches did not engage in public conversations relating to Michigan. But now that the things have garnered public attention, Ryan Walter gave a sneak-peak into what to expect from the Boilermakers from the upcoming clash. The Purdue head coach shared that the boys now have learned a new language in terms of signs.

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Moreover, the team is up and ready to stride into the court for the game, with a blazing game plan ready for the day. “We will operate differently offensively,” said Walter. Adding further, he mentioned, “You might see us in a huddle for the first time this season. It is what it is.”

Well, whatever the backstage scenes might be for the Michigans, they sure will have to fight for their reputation on Saturday.

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