NCAA President Charlie Baker told the media that he wasn’t at Michigan’s COI hearing and also gave a ruling timeline. Here’s a deeper look.
The Michigan Wolverines football program had a hearing with the NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) June 6-7 regarding the Connor Stalions advanced scouting investigation. On Wednesday afternoon, NCAA President Charlie Baker commented on the hearing.
Charlie Baker tells @YahooSports he did not attend the 2-day Michigan infractions hearing last week but received a report.
“It was a thorough hearing of the issues, and everybody that wanted to speak their piece, for the most part, got it.”
He expects a ruling in 30-90 days.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 11, 2025
While Baker’s comments aren’t earth-shattering, they do provide some insights.
- Baker wasn’t at the hearing. Baker has previously said that Michigan won its National Championship during the 2023 season “fair and square,” and the fact that he wasn’t at the hearing is interesting, at the very least. ESPN’s Pete Thamel once claimed that the “allegations against Michigan could be greater than what got the New England Patriots Spygate scandal of 2007”, which doesn’t hold much weight if the NCAA President doesn’t think it’s worth attending the COI. However, Baker is also very busy this week following the ruling of the NCAA vs House settlement.
- Baker saying it was a “thorough hearing of the issues” and that everyone was able to speak their piece for the most part was a very neutral response and doesn’t really tell us how things are trending for the Wolverines in terms of punishment.
- Despite Baker not divulging what was said at the meeting, he did give a timeframe of when a ruling will be made, in 30-90 days. Thirty days would be well ahead of training camp for Michigan, while 90 days would be Sept. 9, two weeks into Michigan’s season. Ninety days seems too extreme a wait, and a ruling somewhere in late July or early August is likely more realistic.