Ryan Day refutes report Ohio State sent signals to Purdue

On Wednesday, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day briefly commented on the allegations against the Buckeyes regarding their sign-sharing allegations with Purdue against Michigan.

According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Tom Van Haren, three Big Ten schools worked together and compiled all of Michigan’s signs. Purdue was reportedly on the receiving end from Ohio State and Rutgers for last season’s Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis.

“Nobody here did any of that,” Day said. “We went through and made sure we went and asked all of the questions. They got our compliance people involved and none of that came back at all — so I can answer very strongly that didn’t happen.”

The allegations were sent to the Big Ten Conference directly from the University of Michigan. It stems from a report by the AP on Monday, stating that a former Big Ten staffer told the Wolverines that they shared documents with Michigan to prove that multiple opponents had their signs.

At the same time, there isn’t much that will likely come from these documents submitted, according to Rittenberg.

“A source told ESPN that the information the league received isn’t expected to impact how the Big Ten proceeds with Michigan and potential discipline under the sportsmanship policy, which could come later this week,” Rittenberg said.

The inital report by the AP does not state whether or not the anonymous former Big Ten staffer stole those signs in the same way Michigan did. The Wolverines are alleged to have purchased tickets to dozens of games where Conor Stalions attends games in-person and films whichever sideline was needed out of him that week in preparation for future Michigan opponents.

Whoever the anonymous source for the AP is, they are attempting to help Michigan by diverting attention away from their sign-stealing situation.

Big Ten sends Michigan formal notice of potential disciplinary action

The dominos continue to fall for Michigan and it’s sign-stealing allegations. Now, the first step toward punishment has been sent toward the Wolverines — but not by the NCAA. Instead, the Big Ten Conference is the first to make their move.

“A Michigan official has confirmed to ESPN that the school received formal notification from the Big Ten of potential disciplinary action,” ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg wrote. “This is a step stated in the league’s sportsmanship policy.”

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The majority of Big Ten Conference schools were the direct target of these alleged sign-stealing attacks, so it checks out that the conference itself would like to move quicker than its governing body. Still, the NCAA has sent officials to Ann Arbor to begin their investigation, so the discplinary process could be sped up with this case being so public — not to mention Michigan being a national champion hopeful.