For Maryland football coach Michael Locksley and his staff, assembling a game plan that might provide even the slightest of tactical advantages against undefeated Michigan is daunting enough under routine circumstances. This week, the task has become even more fraught given the traditional Big Ten power’s alleged involvement in a sign-stealing enterprise in violation of NCAA rules.
The imbroglio led to punitive measures from the Big Ten against Jim Harbaugh, prohibiting the Wolverines’ coach from being on the sidelines for the final three games of the regular season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation stemming from a former staffer, Connor Stalions, who allegedly oversaw an operation that included impermissible scouting.