Sources: U-M says Big 10 groups shared its signs

Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Citizen Author College football press reporter. Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Personnel Writer ESPN personnel author Signed up with ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Nov 7, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Michigan has actually sent out documents to the

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Ohio State and Purdue, sources said. Purdue, which dealt with Michigan in the 2022 Big Ten championship game, received offending signals from Ohio State and defensive signals from Rutgers, according to sources

. Michigan beat Rutgers 52-17 on Nov. 5 and beat Ohio State 45-23 on Nov. 26, a game that clinched the East Division for the Wolverines.A Big Ten source stated the league has actually forwarded any information to the NCAA for possible follow-up. It’s unidentified whether the signal sharing between league groups breaches the Big 10’s sportsmanship policy or any NCAA guidelines. The details passed along is not expected to impact the

Huge 10’s possible discipline for Michigan under the sportsmanship policy, a source said. NCAA rules do not prohibit in-game signal stealing but bar schools from off-campus scouting in advance of games.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Big Ten just recently sent Michigan a notice of disciplinary action, needed by the sportsmanship policy “in the event it becomes clear that an organization is likely to be subjected to disciplinary action,”a school official told ESPN on Monday. Michigan has till Wednesday to react to

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, at which time discipline might be enforced. A suspension for football coach Jim Harbaugh is thought to be the likeliest prospective discipline, according to sources.The Big 10’s sportsmanship policy specifies that the conference”expects all contests including a member organization to be performed without compromise to any basic component of sportsmanship. Such essential elements consist of stability of the competitors, civility toward all, and regard, particularly towards challengers and officials.”The Associated Press

reported Monday a former employee at a Big Ten program shared files with Michigan that showed the Wolverines’signs and how they specified certain run and pass plays. The file explained specific plays and the corresponding signals. According to AP, the former employee provided Michigan screenshots of text-message exchanges with other staff members at Big Ten schools showing the plan to gather Michigan’s signals.Michigan defeated Purdue 43-22 to win its 2nd successive Huge 10 title and advance to the College Football Playoff.Purdue did not react to a request for comment, and Rutgers decreased to comment. Ohio State did not immediately react to a request for remark.