Update: Mark Dantonio issued the following statement to reporters:
In a statement to reporters, Mark Dantonio says of today's report, "Any accusations of my handling of any complaints of sexual assault individually are completely false."
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) January 27, 2018
Tom Izzo says he won’t be retiring either:
"I'm definitely not retiring,” Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said on Friday. pic.twitter.com/eTR96n6Ura
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) January 27, 2018
According to sources of Barstool’s Michigan State page (run by students at MSU), Mark Dantonio and Tom Izzo may be retiring soon:
https://twitter.com/BarstoolMSU/status/956975257222512640
Source: Izzo wants to finish out the season. Will be an interesting next few days.
— Barstool Spartans (@BarstoolMSU) January 26, 2018
The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn shot down the report that Izzo is stepping down:
There are "reports" popping up on these interwebs, I believe from fake or spoof accounts, that Izzo is planning on announcing his own retirement in the coming days. A source close to Izzo says this is "nonsense."
— Brendan Quinn (@BFQuinn) January 26, 2018
Mark Hollis, Michigan State’s AD, ‘retired’ from his position this morning but had gotten wind that the Paula Lavinge’s Outside the Lines story – regarding Larry Nassar’s connection to the University and the program-wide cover-up of sexual assault from the Spartans Athletic Department – was coming out.
OTL reports that at least 16 Michigan State football players have been named in accusations of rape or violence against women since Mark Dantonio became the head coach in 2007. Despite that, Dantonio claimed back in June that allegations of that nature against his players were “new ground for us” after he decided to kick several players off the team who had been charged with sexual assault.
ESPN also highlighted stories of former Spartan basketball players, Keith Appling and Adreian Payne, who were accused of crimes that included a rape allegation when they were recruits in 2010. Neither was disciplined nor were charges filed.
Izzo received heat during the Larry Nassar trial for issuing his support for former MSU President Lou Anna Simon, who stepped down earlier this week but will receive her salary for two years and a lifetime of perks:
Here is the full statement from MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo on his support for Larry Nassar's victims and for MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. pic.twitter.com/vFe5bGpf5z
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) January 20, 2018
The reply from the mother of former USA Gymnast Lynn Raisman to Izzo:
Dear Tom Izzo,
I'm sorry it's been a difficult week for you. Did you hear, Larry Nassar also said it was difficult. Since you "hope the right person was convicted" I wonder if you are a complete and total MORON or just a LIAR when you claim you listened to the impact statements. https://t.co/CIdiTPtXa1— Lynn Raisman (@LynnRaisman) January 20, 2018
OTL videos on Michigan State:
"Everything that they were trying to do was to get me to go away, to get me to leave, to get me to be quiet." -Carolyn Schaner on her experience reporting a sexual assault at Michigan State. pic.twitter.com/ynAam3OjHG
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 26, 2018
A new @E60 and Outside the Lines investigation reveals MSU's Tom Izzo allowed student assistant coach Travis Walton to continue with the team despite pending criminal charges for punching a female student in the face. pic.twitter.com/dGHpzY8rOI
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 26, 2018
Hear directly from women who went up against Michigan State after violent or sexual assaults by athletes, as well as a former counselor at the university who says this could've been stopped – tonight on the 6p edition of @SportsCenter and Sunday at 9a ET on @E60. pic.twitter.com/7A8LCRJFeV
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 26, 2018
"This essentially is a university that had their own in-house justice system running things their way." – @ryansmithtv pic.twitter.com/8txUFaoijI
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 26, 2018
"Even MSU's most-recognizable figures, football coach Mark Dantonio and basketball coach Tom Izzo, have had incidents involving their programs" – @pinepaula pic.twitter.com/FCYcF42KZK
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 26, 2018
