Central Michigan will serve two years probation and will pay a fine of $30,000 for the 2023 incident of former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions appearing on the sideline of a Chippewas game against Michigan State.
In addition, former head coach Jim McElwain and three other staffers were given show-cause penalties. McElwain will serve a two-year show-cause penalty, as will former equipment coordinator Nate Mason and director of recruiting Mike McGee.
Former quarterbacks coach Jake Kostner will receive a four-year show-cause order due to the fact that he was the one who reached out to Stalions and asked Mason and McGee to get Stalions Central Michigan coaching gear and a sideline pass.
The NCAA found that Mason and McGee provided “false or misleading” information to enforcement staff before ultimately cooperating later on in the process.
Central Michigan released a statement on the case, accepting responsibility as a program, and noting that the NCAA said that the Chippewas “demonstrated exemplary cooperation” during the investigation.
The fine for Central Michigan is $30,000 plus 1 percent of the program’s budget.
McElwain also received a suspension from 30 percent of regular season games during the first year of his show cause and 20 percent of games during the regular season of the second year of the penalty.
Kostner will be restricted from all athletics-related activities during the first year of his four-year show-cause order, with a suspension from 50 percent of regular season contests during the second year.
photo is a screenshot from FS1 broadcast of CMU/Michigan State game
