Michigan's Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation
Michigan coach Sherrone Moore says he looks forward to the release of his text messages with Connor Stalions, the former low-level recruiting staffer who resigned amid a sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is taking over college football's winningest program and all the scrutiny that comes with it.
Moore spoke with reporters on Tuesday for the first time since the NCAA alleged in a notice relating to its sign-stealing investigation that he violated rules as an assistant under Jim Harbaugh, according to three people briefed on the correspondence between the governing body and the school.
Two people told The Associated Press that Moore has been accused of deleting text messages with Conor Stalions, the low-level recruiting staffer who coordinated an off-campus, advance-scouting operation. One of the people said the NCAA has recommended a less serious Level 2 violation for Moore, adding that the texts between Moore and Stalions were recovered and that the coach provided them to the NCAA.
All three people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the notice was confidential.
