Connor Stalions' Venmo receipts spark meme fest amid recent Michigan Wolverines sign-stealing allegations
The Michigan Wolverines are under investigation in a sign-stealing scandal centered around Connor Stalions. While the suspended staffer's social media accounts were taken down, his Venmo account was not, leading to the discovery that he sent a payment for "GA" the day before the Georgia Bulldogs played the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff.
Wolverines fan page @swankywolverine accused the Ohio State Buckeyes of similar activities, tweeting a meme with the caption:
"Good luck with the incoming NCAA investigation, Ohio State! 🤣 🤣 🤣"
@BuckeyeBat shared a meme of Doofy from "Scary Movie," pointing out one key difference between the two Venmo transactions:
"Michigan fans now posting venmo receipts of an Ohio State staffer sending money to another staffer with “☘️” 1 night before.. you guessed it Ohio State played Notre Dame. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣"
@JoeWaz11 responded with the Spider-Man meme:
"UM fans who have nothing to do with the NCAA investigation trying to bring other teams down with them 😂"
@Broseph_11 targeted Michigan Wolverines fans with a meme that read:
"Look at the bright side Michigan fans. You don't have any bowl wins to vacate & you'll get to win 1000 games twice. Some people were born on 3rd base and others had to steal it."
@OSUViDs posted a video meme of Wonder Woman, adding:
"Swanky deflecting 🤣"
What has Michigan Wolverines staffer Connor Stalions been accused of?
Connor Stalions has been accused of purchasing tickets to more than 30 games involving 11 of the 13 other Big Ten schools over the past three years. The Michigan Wolverines staffer reportedly made the purchases for at least three other people, who were caught on in-stadium surveillance video recording the sideline the entire game.
He allegedly purchased tickets as recently as last weekend's matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions, both of whom Michigan will play later this season. A common trend among the purchases was that the games would feature at least one, if not two, future UM opponents. The tickets would often be around the 45-yard line, positioned at an angle with a view of the sideline.
In-person scouting has been banned by the NCAA since 1994, as not every team could afford to do so. Furthermore, any attempt to record audio or video of signals given by a player, coach or any other team personnel is also banned. It is unclear how the investigation could affect Michigan's College Football Playoff hopes.