Ncaa Punishes Central Michigan For Hosting Disguised Connor Stalions On Sideline

Central Michigan has received its reward for hosting ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions successful disguise connected nan sidelines during a 2023 crippled against Michigan State, nan NCAA announced Thursday greeting successful a 19-page ruling.

The reward includes 2 years of probation and a mini good for nan Chippewas, arsenic good arsenic 4 show-cause penalties for members of their unit that year. The punishments bring to an extremity nan strangest information of 1 of assemblage football's wildest on-field scandals.

Then-Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain, now a typical adjunct to nan university's diversion director, was deed pinch a two-year show-cause penalty. The NCAA levied akin penalties toward then-coordinator of diversion instrumentality operations Nate Mason and then-director of recruiting Mike McGee, while erstwhile adjunct coach Jake Kostner—singled retired successful nan NCAA's ruling arsenic "(formulating) a scheme for Stalions to beryllium coming connected Central Michigan's sideline"—received a four-year show-cause penalty.

Kostner, Mason and McGee were besides singled retired for failing to cooperate pinch nan NCAA's investigation, though it was noted that Kostner and McGee yet came astir to providing information.

The Chippewas mislaid that crippled to nan Spartans 31–7.

The Wolverines, who received their reward successful August, went connected to triumph nan nationalist title successful 2023.

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