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Alabama WR says team 'not allowed' to watch individual film because of U-M sign stealing

LOS ANGELES — Alabama coaches instructed players to change their film habits ahead of the team's Rose Bowl matchup with Michigan football as a response to its sign-stealing scandal.

Wide receiver Isaiah Bond, one of a handful of Crimson Tide offensive players made available Thursday morning, told the Free Press the coaching staff informed the players Michigan was allegedly poaching information off of the team's Catapult system, which tracks various performance-based analytics such as sprint distance, top speed, and power.

"I guess they were taking times from, but they made it down anyways for the playoffs," Bond said.