Connor Stalions pitches Penn State to hire him after UCLA loss

Connor Stalions had an interesting offer for Penn State after its upset loss against UCLA on Saturday. It appears the controversial former Michigan assistant believes he could be of help to the Nittany Lions staff.

Stalions took to X after Penn State fell 42-37 against the Bruins, tagging the official Nittany Lions account. He also had an interesting offer if the program were to hire him.

“Maybe we can work out a deal @PennStateFball,” Stalions wrote. “If you want to hire me now to get my 1-year suspension out of the way, I’ll do the following year for free.”

Maybe we can work out a deal @PennStateFball. If you want to hire me now to get my 1-year suspension out of the way, I’ll do the following year for free.

— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) October 4, 2025

The NCAA issued an eight-year show-cause order for his involvement in a sign-stealing scandal during the Wolverines’ national championship season in 2023. That means that Stalions would be required to serve a one-year suspension during his first season if any team were to hire him before Aug. 14, 2033.

Any team that also hired him would also be required to show that Stalions was capable of following the rules. That’s in addition to having to deal with all the press and attention that would come with making such a decision.

Regardless, it appears Stalions believes Penn State might be desperate enough to give him a chance coming off of back-to-back losses. Or, the more likely scenario is that he is simply trolling another Big Ten rival and looking to rub their loss in even more.

NCAA reveals Connor Stalions spent $35,000 on tickets to games of Michigan opponents

The NCAA released its report on the Michigan Football program after its Committee of Infractions meeting in August, relating to its 2023 sign-stealing case. Along with Stalions’ show cause, the report revealed some unbelievable info on how he went about orchestrating the sign-stealing scandal.

“A copy of Stalions’ financial information obtained from his work computer indicated that he spent nearly $35,000 on tickets that he purchased via the secondary ticket market in 2022,” the report read. “Each of these transactions was listed as being a work expense with the description ‘Tickets for Michigan Football.’ In addition to purchasing the tickets, the case record also indicated that Stalions paid for some individuals’ travel and lodging in conjunction with their attendance at games. Stalions never sought reimbursement for any of these expenses from Michigan.”

“When asked how he funded the purchase of the tickets, Stalions insisted that he did it himself,” the report continued. “At the hearing, Stalions explained that he made a significant amount of money by renting out and later selling his home in California. Stalions also asserted that at least a portion of the tickets are for professional sports or college football games that did not involve Michigan’s future opponents.”

“In those cases, Stalions stated that he either purchased the tickets for personal use or resold them to earn additional income. However, Stalions did acknowledge that at least some of the tickets pertained to future opponents, and he gave tickets to KGB members who then provided him with film.”

On3’s Daniel Hager contributed to this report.