Former Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer Calls For Severe Punishment For Michigan Amid Scouting Scandal Fallout

Michigan shot coach Sherrone Moore is expected to service a two-game suspension during nan 2025 play arsenic portion of nan school's self-imposed sanctions from nan 2023 Connor Stalions scouting scandal, aggregate outlets reported Monday.

Moore, named nan full-time Wolverines caput coach aft Jim Harbaugh's departure, was implicated successful an alleged bid of deleted matter messages betwixt him and Stalions. 

The messages were believed to person been exchanged nan aforesaid time news of nan alleged sign-stealing strategy became public.

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes caput coach Urban Meyer astatine nan CFP nationalist title crippled astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta Jan. 20, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The messages were yet recovered via "device imaging," according to a draught of nan NCAA's announcement of allegations obtained successful 2024. While Michigan could look early sanctions from nan NCAA, erstwhile Ohio State coach Urban Meyer lobbied for immoderate harsh reward — particularly for Moore.

"If you dishonesty arsenic a assemblage shot coach to nan NCAA, successful my individual opinion, you’re finished, you’re done," Meyer said connected a caller version of nan "Triple Option Show."

"That’s not making a matter message. That’s not going to luncheon pinch personification you're not expected to spell to luncheon with. That's not sending a missive erstwhile you're not expected to," Meyer said. "All of nan frivolous level threes and each that nonsense."

Michigan caput coach Sherrone Moore watches against Texas successful nan 2nd half of a crippled successful Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 7, 2024.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Meyer acknowledged his sentiment was harsh, but he said nan alleged acts were unacceptable.

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"When they sewage you, and they say, 'Did you do this?' and they refused to cooperate, aliases they refused, aliases they lied, successful my very beardown opinion, you’re vanished coaching successful Division I assemblage shot aliases basketball. Guess what happens? The consequence now is excessively high, and I don’t deliberation you’d ever spot this benignant of worldly again."

Urban Meyer during nan 2nd half of nan CFP nationalist title astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Stalions was suspended by Michigan successful October 2023 and resigned from his position pinch nan shot programme nan pursuing month. He was named protect coordinator astatine Detroit Mumford High School successful August 2024.

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Meyer coached the Buckeyes to nan nationalist title aft nan 2014 regular season, making Ohio State nan winners of nan inaugural College Football Playoff. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame successful January to declare its latest nationalist championship.

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