Plot twist in Michigan case: Connor Stalions shows up at NCAA Infractions hearing

Michigan is meeting with the NCAA Enforcement staff for a hearing before the Division I Committee on Infractions at NCAA headquarters on Friday. The reason? Resolving the Connor Stalions scandal.

In a surprising twist, Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated shared that Stalions is in attendance. Check out the photo below, as the former Wolverines assistant is live and in color in Indianapolis.

Here is yet another plot twist to the Michigan case: It appears Connor Stalions himself is in attendance this morning. (Sorry to all interested parties, including myself, but the hearing is closed to the public and the media.) pic.twitter.com/lAQO7mSVWQ

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) June 6, 2025

With Stalions’ arrival, Forde theorized he could’ve cooperated with the investigation more than previously indicated: “Perhaps Stalions cooperated with the NCAA investigation more than we’ve known, but it would be surprising for someone who stonewalled investigators to show up at the hearing,” Forde followed up on X. “However, if Stalions wants to coach in college again — and defend Michigan — that could explain it.”

No matter the reason for Stalion’s arrival, we’ll have a resolution from the NCAA soon. There’s been multiple suspensions, firings and resignations within the football program since the news of his scandal broke, but Michigan did also win a national title. Some would say that’s a more than serviceable trade-off.

In Friday’s meeting, the Division I Committee on Infractions will try to determine the answer to multiple questions. First, there could be additional penalties for current Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who’s already suspended for the first two games of the 2025 season.

Additionally, Forde noted there’s a bevy of other penalties that could arise and will be discussed: “Recruiting restrictions, monetary fines and whether a postseason ban could be in play,” Forde reported. “The latter sanction has fallen out of favor in recent years, mostly because affected athletes often were not even enrolled at the school at the time violations occurred.

“Any vacation of records from Michigan’s undefeated 2023 national championship season. In the future, NCAA record books may not say the Wolverines went 15–0.”

Some of those penalties will feel steep to many inside and around Ann Arbor. It’s simply a baseline, and it remains to be seen if the NCAA tries to bring the hammer down on the Wolverines. There’s a ton of options on the table at the moment.

Michigan fans, and college football fans as a whole, are ready to put this scandal in the past, and we’re inching closer to getting there. What the punishment is remains to be seen, if there is any additionally penalizing, but we’ll soon know what the result is.