This defense of “plausible deniability” raises significant questions about the extent of the coaching staff’s awareness and involvement in the situation. Can the defense of not actively engaging in the sign-stealing process hold water in an investigation of this magnitude?

“In a 137-page response to the NCAA obtained by @YahooSports, Michigan intends to fight allegations of the Stalions scheme, accuses NCAA of overreaching, defends Sherrone Moore’s deleted texts & reveals that the original NCAA tip came from its own campus,” Ross Dellenger said in a post.

While Ohio State fans, media, coaches, and others connected to the program bask in the glow of the program’s ninth national title in program history, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger dropped a bomb of a story today on Michigan responding to the Notice of Allegations surrounding the Connor Stalions sign-stealing fiasco.