Michigan football will fight back against the NCAA’s investigation into the program over alleged sign stealing with a formal response to the body, according to

Michigan football is fighting back against the NCAA's probe into the program over alleged sign-stealing with a formal response, Yahoo Sports reports. According to documents obtained by the outlet, Michigan has accused the NCAA of "grossly overreaching" and "wildly overcharging" the university despite a lack of evidence.

In its long-awaited response to the NCAA's more-than-year-long probe of alleged cheating in the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scheme, Michigan has issued its formal response to the NCAA and indicated it will vigorously defend its football program against the accusations, as well as the NCAA's "overreach."