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The University of Michigan’s 10-page response to the Big Ten on Wednesday night sets the stage for an unprecedented legal battle between school and conference over a sign-stealing probe that has gripped college football.
In the letter, Michigan warns Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti against what it describes as “premature” disciplinary action against head coach Jim Harbaugh, questions the league’s evidence in the case as grossly insufficient, and believes the conference is in a “rush” to punish the Wolverines because of public and internal pressure from other Big Ten schools that would create an “indefensible precedent.