Central Michigan releases statement on Connor Stallions, new Netflix documentary

“We are aware of the conclusions drawn in the new Netflix documentary about former University of Michigan football employee Connor Stalions, who walked onto the CMU sideline during our opening game last September,” the statement said of Rittenberg. “For the past 10 months, CMU has cooperated fully with the NCAA's ongoing investigation, and we will continue to work with the NCAA as it works to complete its investigation.”

“NCAA bylaws specifically prohibit CMU from commenting publicly on the specifics of the case at this time. We are committed to bringing this matter to a fair and expeditious conclusion and sharing what we know. We appreciate the patience and support of our community.”

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Furthermore, the statement is based on Stalions being the main scapegoat for the sign-stealing scandal that hit Michigan during the 2023 national championship season, where eagle-eyed people believe they spotted him on the Central Michigan sideline during a televised broadcast.

Now, less than a year after this crazy story happened, Netflix has made it part of their Untold series for this year in an episode called “Sign Stealer,” which will debut on television on Tuesday – starring none other than Stalions himself, who explains his side of the story.

In the documentary, Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, claimed that Stalions “admitted to standing on the sidelines at Central Michigan,” but the former Michigan employee subsequently had no memory of the incident, according to Ritternberg.

“An NCAA investigator asks Stalions if he was the man standing in the Central Michigan bench area wearing team gear and sunglasses during Michigan State's 2023 season opener, which took place the night before Michigan's first game in Ann Arbor,” Rittenberg wrote. “Stalions responds that he cannot remember attending a specific game, although Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, says in the documentary that Stalions admitted to standing on the Central Michigan sideline.

“Central Michigan has told ESPN that it continues to cooperate with the NCAA's ongoing investigation.”

The last time Stalions made any significant public comments, he issued a statement at the same time as his retirement. He was brief and showed no bitterness about the end of his time with the Wolverines.

Now that the Netflix documentary is officially available to stream, it's up to college football fans around the world to make up their own minds about Connor Stallions. Central Michigan just wants everyone to know they had nothing to do with it.