Surprises are part of what makes sports great, but Monday brought quite a shocking turn of events. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti — the same man Michigan Wolverines fans booed in Indianapolis — came to the defense of the Michigan football program, asking the NCAA to essentially let go of the advanced scouting fiasco that has lingered on the past two years.
This is an unexpected 180 from the commissioner who hastily suspended Jim Harbaugh to close out the 2023 regular season, unsuccessfully deterring the Wolverines from their Big Ten and national championship aspirations.