NCAA President Charlie Baker affirmed that Michigan won the national championship 'fair and square' despite a sign-stealing scandal. He shared information with the Big Ten due to the potential impact on game outcomes but believes it did not affect the season's end result. Baker stands by his decision and stated that no one doubts Michigan's fair victory. The unusual step was taken to legitimize Michigan's title, as he believes they were clearly the better team. This declaration has dealt a blow to rival fan bases and has sparked discussions in sports talk radio. The decision has raised questions about the NCAA's handling of other violations, such as NIL violations by other teams.
I'm not saying the NCAA shouldn't nail #FSU for commiting NIL violations, but how does NCAA President Charlie Baker then justify saying Michigan won the national title "fair and square."?
NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn't win national title 'fair and square' https://t.co/aIVj3hswQd By @ralphDrussoAP
NCAA president says Michigan won national title "fair and square" despite sign-stealing scandal https://t.co/dQZEk4hEEB
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NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn't win national title 'fair and square' https://t.co/1uJt4HAFlb
Via @NicoleAuerbach, NCAA president Charlie Baker says #Michigan won ‘its title fair and square,’ dealing a big blow to rivals who hoped he’d think otherwise. https://t.co/qVip84uVCz
Any talk of vacated wins and stripped titles...it's sports talk radio fodder and rivalry rat poison. Michigan won its national title 'fair and square' says NCAA prez Charlie Baker. https://t.co/C4F5coG31u https://t.co/G7CvKPWELg
During a meeting at this week’s annual NCAA convention, NCAA president Charlie Baker said the Michigan Wolverines were clearly “the better team” and won the national championship “fair and square”. @NicoleAuerbach and @ChrisVannini share more ⤵️ https://t.co/Nh0amFNgOv
From The Athletic — NCAA President Charlie Baker puts the stamp of approval on Michigan's title as "won fair and square." Second biggest loss of the year for at least a couple rival fan bases ... https://t.co/o66ylvZBq2
NCAA president Charlie Baker says Michigan won its national title “fair and square” and explains why they took the unusual step to share info about the investigation: https://t.co/ECqBqK4bUg
NCAA president Charlie Baker said Michigan won its national championship "fair and square." He shared information with the Big Ten because the alleged scheme could "affect the outcome of games." "I don’t believe, at the end of the season, that it did." https://t.co/4TDoWJZTYx
NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn’t win national title ‘fair and square’ https://t.co/Qz8jKoXaRp
Charlie Baker says Michigan won title ‘fair and square,’ stands by NCAA looping in Big Ten https://t.co/ngarxGZPlU
NCAA president Charlie Baker said he didn't regret his unprecedented decision to share information with the Big Ten and Michigan. “At the end of the day, no one believes at this point that Michigan didn’t win the national title fair and square." https://t.co/4TDoWJZTYx
NEW: NCAA president Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national championship "fair and square." He explains why he shared sign-stealing information with the Big Ten and Michigan and what comes next in the investigation. https://t.co/uqIR7NYqUM https://t.co/uqIR7NYqUM
Charlie Baker does not “regret” his “unusual” decision to alert the Big Ten to the Michigan sign-stealing inquiry and believes it helps legitimize Wolverines title. “No one believes at this point that Michigan didn’t win the national title fair & square" https://t.co/S59zqAXNzZ