University of Michigan football sign-stealing scandal

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In 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) opened an investigation into sign stealing accusations against staff members of the Michigan Wolverines football team. According to a decision released by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel, the Michigan football program was found to commit violations over three seasons involving an off-campus, in-person scouting scheme, impermissible recruiting, head coach responsibility, failure to cooperate, and failure to monitor. The Michigan football program was fined one of the largest financial penalties in college football history, expected to exceed $20 million in revenue. They also received four years' probation, and the panel noted that "the true scope and scale of the scheme — including the competitive advantage it conferred—will never be known due to individuals' intentional destruction and withholding of materials and information."

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