ANN ARBOR, Michigan. – On Wednesday, 11 state lawmakers wrote a letter to the Big Ten demanding that the Michigan football team be treated fairly during an investigation into the program’s sign-stealing practices.
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The Wolverines face conference sanction after former analyst Connor Stalions allegedly broke NCAA rules by buying tickets to their opponents’ future games and sending others there to record behind the scenes on a cell phone video.
Although Jim Harbaugh has not been linked to the surgery, Big Ten coaches called on the conference to punish him and the Wolverines before the NCAA investigation concluded.
Now, in an unexpected twist, state lawmakers have decided to throw their hat into the ring.
In a bipartisan statement released by Rep. Phil Skaggs, Rep. Graham Filler and nine other members of the Michigan House and Senate, lawmakers urged Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti to move forward with a ” fair and impartial investigation into allegations of rule violations.” .”
“It is absolutely vital that members of the Big Ten Conference receive due process in any investigation, particularly those that may have been initiated by allegations from parties with obvious conflicts of interest,” Skaggs said. “We should not punish the dedicated players, coaches and staff of the University of Michigan football program based on incomplete evidence. »
“We know that college football is a topic fraught with emotions on all sides,” Filler said. “The important thing here is to let the facts determine the outcome of this investigation.”
Filler is the co-founder of the Big Ten athletics blog, “Off-Tackle Empire.”
You can view the full letter below.
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