Former Michigan State staffer Curtis Blackwell has filed a second lawsuit against Michigan State and former coach Mark Dantonio. FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, right, runs out on to the Michigan Stadium field alongside the school mascot, Sparty, before an NCAA college football game with Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reached in decades. Michigan State won a share of the Big Ten championship in 2010 before taking outright conference titles in 2013 and 2015. Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio said Tuesday night that allegations made about him and his football program in a recent lawsuit had "zero" impact on his decision to step down. Dantonio stunned many when he announced his resignation from Michigan …
Record vs. Ohio State during that time: Michigan State 3-10, Michigan 1-11. The new suit, filed this week, is on top of Blackwell’s federal lawsuit for wrongful termination from his position as the team’s recruiting director. Dantonio, 63, compiled a 114-57 record in his 13 seasons with the Spartans.
Last year before the Michigan vs. Michigan State game, MSU had its players walk together with their arms locked down the field, and an altercation happened between them and former Michigan linebacker Devin Bush, and current linebacker Josh Uche as MSU head coach Mark Dantonio was seen smiling as it happened. In 13 years, Dantonio’s Spartans went 8-5 against Michigan and finished ahead of the Wolverines eight times in the Big Ten standings. A few months ago, the triumvirate of Hollis, football coach Mark Dantonio and men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo seemed like one of the safest, most stable groups in college sports. DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge has recommended that a former Michigan State football staff member’s claims against former Spartans football coach Mark Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis and former school President Lou Anna Simon should be dismissed. The evidence against Mark Dantonio continues to build in an ongoing lawsuit against the former Michigan State coach.
Combined conference record during that time: Michigan State 69-39, Michigan 62-46.