The Moore disaster and "Michigan Man" posturing got me thinking about who has the best scandal resume of the Blue Bloods. I ranked the top 5 winning programs, based on lazy and quick research, with #1 being most scandalous....Feel free to add incidents or profiles of others...
#5: Texas
Eyes of Texas Debate
Meat on the Hoof (DKR player treatment)
80's NCAA minor infractions
Team performance (2010-2022) @ztejas
#4 Notre Dame
Academic Cheating (2014 & 2016)
George O'Leary Hiring (2001)
Recruiting Violations (2021)
Manti Teo "Girlfriend" (2012)
#3 Alabama
Logan Young Booster Violations and Academic Dishonesty (late 90s)
Textbook Scandal (2000s)
Mike Price Hiring/Firing (2003)
#2 Ohio State
Tattoo-gate(2010)
Richard Strauss Abuse (78-98)
Urban Meyer/Zach Smith
Woody Hays Choked A Bitch (1978)
#1 Michigan
Sign Stealing (2023)
Sheronne Moore (2025)
Matt Weiss Hacking (2023)
Robert Anderson Abuse (2022)
Rich Rod Sanctions (2010)
Gary Moeller Drunkenness (1995)
Michigan has recruiting stuff, behavior stuff, cheating, and horrific abuse. A clear winner, OSU has abuse, recruiting, behavior, AL has mostly recruiting, but some of it bad enough to get some consideration of death penalty. ND a mixed bag, although Brian Kelly could have his own personal chapter across his many stops, and finally Texas who is either better at keeping it out of the news or is simply stays farther from the edges or both. (See Herman rumored attempted plane door incident not really getting national attention. )