Four former Michigan football players filed a class-action lawsuit over the “wrongful” use of their name, image and likeness last September, and the number of ex-Wolverines joining the suit continues to grow.

Michigan cheated, but not a lot. That is the Wolverines’ story and they’re sticking with it. It already took some gall for UM to claim the Connor Stalions-led sign-stealing scheme was a case of “We are smarter than you for building a better advanced scouting mousetrap.