Michigan RB Blake Corum denies any business link to ex-analyst Connor Stalions: ‘My attorneys are on it’

Michigan big name working again Blake Corum denied any business dealings with former Wolverines analyst Connor Stalions Tuesday. Earlier within the day Wyoming state documents were discovered list Corum, Stalions and Connor O’Dea as co-organizers of a “BC2 Housing LLC.” 

“I know exactly what you’re talking about,” Corum told reporters.  “My first time hearing it was when I went out to practice. First of all, I have no businesses with him. I don’t have any business with Connor or anything like that. But I’m glad whoever found it, whoever was searching the web was able to find that. I appreciate you. My attorneys are on it. We’ll definitely get that figured out right away and give my name taken off or whatever it is.” 

The LLC got here to mild as a part of a report from the Wall Street Journal regarding a lawsuit filed in opposition to Stalions by way of a house owners affiliation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is accused of working an equipment refurbishing business out of his house, which used to be an immediate violation of the HOA’s bylaws. According to the WSJ’s record, the HOA’s investigation into Stalions started after “dozens of old vacuum cleaners appeared on his front porch” angering neighbors. 

“That’s something I’m not really into,” Corum mentioned. “Vacuums aren’t my thing. I’m a clean person, but I’m not a cleaner. Vacuums aren’t my thing. I don’t know anything about that.” 

Stalions is accused of shopping for tickets for greater than 30 video games at 12 of the imaginable 13 Big Ten stadiums and 4 tickets to video games that includes out-of-conference College Football Playoff contenders over a three-year length, in accordance to ESPN. There are data of Stalions purchasing tickets to the 2021 and 2022 SEC Championship Games during the secondary marketplace. 

At factor is NCAA Bylaw 11.6.1: “Off-campus, in-person scouting of future opponents (in the same season) is prohibited.” Sign-stealing itself isn’t technically in opposition to the foundations until it comes to digital apparatus to file and tell gamers or coaches of indicators all through video games. Teams are given get right of entry to to an excessive amount of movie prematurely of matchups so as to scout the on-field soccer product. 

Michigan trainer Jim Harbaugh has denied wisdom of any try to scouse borrow opponent indicators and can cooperate with the NCAA investigation, he mentioned in a observation. Harbaugh is already embroiled in a struggle with the NCAA over separate Level II violations for which he’s accused of deceptive investigators.