Michigan’s Moore faces NCAA probe

University of Michigan football Coach Sherrone Moore is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season's national championship, three people briefed on an impending notice of allegations told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Two of the people said Moore has been accused of deleting text-message exchanges with Connor Stalions -- the former low-level recruiting staffer who coordinated an off-campus, advance-scouting operation -- around the time the investigation was opened. That allegation was included in a draft of the NCAA's notice to Michigan, the people said.

The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the notice was confidential.

One of the people said the NCAA has recommended a Level 2 violation for Moore -- Level 1 is the most serious -- and that messages between Moore and Stalions were recovered and that the coach provided them to the NCAA.

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