Michigan sign-stealing allegations: NCAA notifies Big Ten no connection between Ryan Day, family with investigation

According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo!, there are “no known connections” between Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, his family, and the private investigation firm looking into the Michigan sign-stealing scandal. The NCAA was the one to notify the Big Ten of the news on Monday afternoon.

“The NCAA notified the Big Ten on Monday that there are no known connections between Ohio State head coach Ryan Day or his family and the conference’s investigation into Michigan, senior officials at both the association and conference told Yahoo Sports,” Dellenger said in his report.

A report from The Washington Post stated an “outside firm” provided information to the NCAA about Michigan stealing signs, bringing this scandal to light. Chris Balas of On3’s The Wolverine went to report that Day’s brother, Timothy, and someone associated with another one of his brothers, Christopher, were apparently central to the information becoming public. One apparently runs a private investigation firm in Manchester, New Hampshire, where Day is from.

Dellenger stated the Big Ten and Commissioner Tony Petitti sought clarity on the matter from the NCAA, only for it to be confirmed Day nor his family members had any kind of connection to the “outside firm.”

This is far from the last twist in the Michigan sign-stealing scandal but for now, the connection to Day, his family, and the Ohio State program has been put to rest.

Michigan, Ohio State set to face off on Nov. 25

This year’s Michigan-Ohio State was going to have enough intrigue. Both currently sit inside the top three of the College Football Playoff rankings, with another Big Ten title likely to be on the line in Ann Arbor.

Jim Harbaugh will be wanting to win a third straight against the Buckeyes, while Day needs to get back on the right track in the rivalry.

Well, there will certainly going to be some extra emotions going into Nov. 25. The sign-stealing scandal has only added fuel to the fire, with Michigan fans venemously defending Harbaugh and Ohio State fans having their own words on the matter. You would have to imagine the players will get fired up about it too.

People circle this game on their calendar every single year, being one of the greatest rivalries in all of college football. The intensity level may be multiplied by 10 at the Big House in just a few weeks, with kickoff scheduled for noon ET.