Michigan running back Blake Corum claims that he and Connor Stalions never went into business together. Multiple LLCs filed in Wyoming would say otherwise.
Corum is lawyered up and his legal team is on the case!
Blake Corum is separating from Connor Stalions.
Whether Corum likes it or not, his name is now attached to that of Stalions. Wyoming state documents link them together.
Stalions filed for two LLCs in Wyoming.
The first, called ‘Home Essentials Distribution,’ was filed alone on March 22, 2022. Its listed address matches an Amazon seller with a rating of 2.8 out of 5.
The second, called ‘BC2 Housing,’ was filed on March 28, 2022. Corum and Connor O’Dea are listed as business partners.
According to Matt Fortuna, O’Dea was among the individuals who were flagged by a different Big Ten program at the beginning of the sign-stealing scandal. He purchased a ticket with an account number that is directly connected to Stalions.
Meanwhile, Corum vehemently denied any involvement.
I know exactly what you’re talking about. My first time hearing it was when I went out to practice.
First of all, I have no businesses with him. I don’t have any business with Connor or anything like that.
But I’m glad whoever found it, whoever was searching the web was able to find that. I appreciate you.
My attorneys are on it. We’ll definitely get that figured out right away and give my name taken off or whatever it is.
— Blake Corum
It gets even weirder.
On the filing, Corum, Stalions and O’Dea all list the same address. The property is located in Ann Arbor and was purchased in March of 2022.
That house cost nearly $500,000. Stalions earned $55,000 per year for his analyst role at Michigan.
How could he afford such a nice home?!
To go even one step further, dozens of old vacuum cleaners started to accumulate on the porch shortly after purchase. Neighbors turned around, with help of the Home Owners Association, and sued Stalions.
The vacuums were sold on Amazon. They were listed the same poorly-rated seller who was attached to Stalions’ first LLC filing in Wyoming.
Blake Corum, a senior who has run for 649 yards and 16 touchdowns on 126 carries this season, had his name listed on the second LLC filing. The address was where the vacuums were being kept before sale.
And yet, Corum says he had nothing to do with it. That could mean that Connor Stalions listed the running back’s name without his knowledge. It could also mean that he is lying.
Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal keeps getting messier and crazier.
This new development adds yet another wild twist to one of the craziest stories in college football history. It also raises a lot of questions about Stalions’ roots within the Wolverines program.
Stalions, who recently resigned from his post with the university, grew up with the goal of one day becoming the head football coach at Michigan. He even forwent admission to the school and attended the Naval Academy instead to be more like Bo Schembechler and Bill Belichick.
Dedicated would be an understated adjective to describe Stalions, who is currently at the center of an NCAA investigation into illegal sign-stealing. Apparent evidence continues to mount against both him and the Wolverines, though the latter continues to paint the former as a rogue agent.
Stalions, or one of Stalions’ many spies, would videotape the sideline of future opponents in advance. As the story goes, he would then take that film, decode the signals, and use them to tell Michigan coaches what play was coming when.
The Michigan Wolverines and Jim Harbaugh continue to deny any involvement. Stalions took the fall.
Surely there will be plenty more to come from this bizarre, ever-evolving scandal!