Two games into his tenure at Detroit’s Mumford High School, Connor Stalions is a head coach, at least for now.
Stalions, brought on board as a volunteer defensive coordinator before the season, is leading the team while head coach William McMichael recovers from a minor stroke, McMichael confirmed to The Athletic. CBS Sports first reported the news.
Stalions, the central figure in Michigan’s impermissible scouting scandal, has been in the headlines lately thanks to the release of a Netflix documentary and Notice of Allegations issued by the NCAA. As a staffer at Michigan, Stalions allegedly collected video footage of opponents’ signals shot from the stands by friends and family members and appeared incognito on the Central Michigan sideline for a game against Michigan State in 2023.
His lawyers have said he plans to fight the NCAA’s charges at a Committee on Infractions hearing.
Depending on the outcome of the infractions process, Stalions could face a show-cause order that would discourage NCAA schools from hiring him. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment about his appointment as acting head coach at Mumford.
Stalions was under consideration for a defensive coordinator position at Berkley High School near Detroit before district officials nixed his hiring, citing the NCAA investigation. He then joined the staff at Mumford in a volunteer capacity.
Mumford lost its first game 47-6 with Stalions as its defensive coordinator. His first game as acting head coach will be Friday night against Flint’s Hamady High School.
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