Connor Stalions called in-person scouting network at Michigan the ‘KGB’
By Derek Hryn
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In the wake of Michigan football’s sign-stealing details released by the NCAA on Friday, the picture of just how deep things ran is getting clearer.
According to the NCAA, former staffer Connor Stalions built and operated an extensive off-campus scouting network that was unofficially nicknamed the “KGB.” In a press conference on Friday to discuss the NCAA’s punishment of the school, Norman Bay, a member of the NCAA Committee on Infractions, addressed the scouting network.
“You don’t put together a network of individuals called the KGB that records ‘dirty film’ where the cost is in the tens of thousands of dollars unless you intend to gain a substantial competitive advantage,” Bay said, per The Athletic’s Chris Vannini.
The NCAA’s investigation found that Stalions orchestrated the network during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons. He purchased and distributed game tickets to staffers, interns, and even acquaintances so they could attend games featuring future Michigan opponents.
While in attendance, they filmed the signal callers on the future opponents’ sidelines and then provided that film to Stalions. That footage was referred to as “dirty film.” Multiple people involved in the scheme, including Stalions, acknowledged or corroborated this process.
As part of Friday’s ruling, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore will be suspended for 3 games over the next 2 seasons. The NCAA also slapped Stalions with an 8-year show-cause order.
