ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - The University of Michigan's star running back Blake Corum distanced himself from Connor Stalions on Tuesday evening, denying any business links to the ex-analyst at the center of an alleged illegal sign-stealing scandal.
Corum told reporters on Tuesday evening that he immediately notified his lawyers after he became aware of a business document on social media that listed three people, including himself and Stalions.
“I know exactly what you’re talking about,” Corum replied when asked about the form “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."
According to WWJ sports reporter Chris Fillar, the document, a Wyoming Secretary of State filing listed as “BC2 Housing LLC," was created on March 28, 2022 and included Stalions and Corum's names along with one other individual.
The company is described as a “Limited Liability Company – Domestic.”
Corum said he consulted his legal team the moment the document surfaced and said he was unaware it existed.
"I’m glad whoever found it, whoever was searching the web was able to find that. I appreciate you. My attorneys are on it," the running back said. "We’ll definitely get that figured out right away and get my name taken off whatever it is,"
Stalions came under swift and intense scrutiny when he was identified as the heart of an NCAA investigation into an alleged sign stealing saga that took the sports world by storm, Fillar added.
Stalions was suspended with pay on Oct. 20, the university said, but resigned last Friday.
In a previous lawsuit, Stalions allegedly admitted to starting a limited liability company to sell restored items, including vacuum cleaners, on Amazon, but those that bought from him claimed the products were defective.
"Those papers were part of a Wall Street Journal investigation into Stalions regarding a lawsuit against him by homeowners in Ann Arbor. So the whole saga with the disgraced Michigan analyst continues to take more twists and turns, but Blake Corum is keeping his focus on Penn State on Saturday," Fillar said.
Corum responded to questions if he ever invested with Stalions with a big “heck no," stating that he wasn't sure how his information ended up in the hands of the Wyoming-based company that filed the form.
“I don’t know what he did,” Corum said. “I don’t know how that works. It will be taken care of. Talked with my attorney actually right before I came out here. They’re on it.”