Sign, stolen, delivered? Netflix‘s UNTOLD returns for a fourth installment next month, and the streamer revealed on Monday (July 22) that the second episode will be tackling a scandal that dominated college football this past season.
Directed by Micah Brown, the episode will center on “the alleged 2023 sign-stealing scheme in Michigan, told directly by viral villain Connor Stalions, who forever changed college football thanks to his role in the scandal,” per Netflix’s Tudum.
The University of Michigan Wolverines, who emerged as the CFP national champions after besting the University of Washington Huskies, were plagued by said scandal, and now it seems as though Stalions is getting to share his side of the story.
For those who may not have caught word of this college football controversy, or for Michigan fans (like myself) who struggled through each breaking development, here is a run-down of who Stalions is and when the new doc will arrive.
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Stalions served as one of the team’s analysts, prior to resigning in November 2023. Sources informed ESPN that Stalions had bought tickets to over 35 games in which the team’s rivals and possible CFP opponents were playing. The NCAA began an investigation into the team regarding scouting and sign-stealing, which, according to the New York Post, is still ongoing.
In October, former head coach Jim Harbaugh issued a statement asserting, in part, that he did “not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of Michigan football program illegally stealing signs, nor [has he] directed any staff member or others to participate in an off-campus scouting assignment,” per Yahoo! Sports.
As reported by The Athletic, Harbaugh was suspended for three games by the Big Ten last season amid the scandal, with offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore — who was appointed head coach for the upcoming season — stepping in for Harbaugh at the time. Meanwhile, Harbaugh accepted the role of head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers in January.
The episode, titled Sign Stealer, will hit Netflix on Aug. 27. This installment will be preceded by UNTOLD: The Murder of Air McNair, which follows “the 2009 murder of Steve ‘Air’ McNair, best known for his exciting run to the Super Bowl a decade earlier with the Tennessee Titans, and the unanswered questions still surrounding his death.”
The fourth volume will be rounded out by UNTOLD: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer, which is about “the life and times of US soccer icon Hope Solo, who unpacks the unique mix of glory and scandal that accompanied her rise to fame — fame that transcended her sport over two tumultuous decades.”