In the aftermath of the ruling, Stalions' lawyers released a lengthy statement and response, which you can read below: "We are not surprised by the NCAA's ruling because the NCAA did, as it has always done,

Former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions operated a rule-breaking advanced scouting scheme, encouraged others around him to destroy evidence and lie to investigators, andproved difficult to deal with.

Connor Stalions received an eight-year show-cause order amid the NCAA's investigation into Michigan's sign-stealing scandal.