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Connor Stalions has a new job: Defensive coordinator at Detroit Mumford

Connor Stalions has a new job, and he's staying right here in Michigan.

Stalions has joined Detroit Mumford High School as its defensive coordinator, new Mumford head coach William McMichael confirmed to the Free Press on Friday.

Stalions became a national name in October when news broke of Michigan football's alleged sign-stealing operation, identifying him at the center of it. Stalions was quickly suspended with pay by U-M, and the school announced his resignation a few weeks later, on Nov. 3.

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He was thrust back into the news in early August, when the NCAA sent a draft Notice of Allegations (NOA) to Michigan from its investigations into a multi-year prohibited sign-stealing undertaking, as well as recruiting violations during a COVID dead period in 2021.

Stalions was one of four Michigan staffers, including former head coach Jim Harbaugh, accused in the draft NOA of Level I violations, the NCAA's most serious offense in its enforcement process.

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And first-year head coach Sherrone Moore is facing a Level II violation, according to the NOA draft, and could face a suspension and show-cause penalty for allegedly deleting 52 text messages with Stalions on the same day news broke of the scheme. The texts were later recovered through "device imaging," and Moore in time produced them to investigators, according to the draft obtained by ESPN.

Michigan football analyst Connor Stalions on the sideline during the Wolverines' 31-7 win over Rutgers, Sept. 23, 2023 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
Michigan football analyst Connor Stalions on the sideline during the Wolverines' 31-7 win over Rutgers, Sept. 23, 2023 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.

The NCAA's draft also confirmed evidence of Stalions disguised in Central Michigan coaching gear with a sideline pass while patrolling the Chippewas' sideline during their 2023 opener at Spartan Stadium vs. Michigan State.

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Stalions is scheduled to discuss the scandal in a Netflix episode of "Untold" airing Aug. 27. The special, titled "Sign Stealer," will give a voice to Stalions and "his side of Michigan's alleged sign-stealing scheme that turned him into a viral villain."

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The Detroit News was first to report on Stalions joining Mumford.

Free Press special writer Mick McCabe contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Connor Stalions, disgraced ex-Michigan staffer, has new job in Detroit