The Michigan State Spartans have benefitted from years of good press under head coach Mark Dantonio, but in less than a calendar year, much of that has been erased. It all started on the field with a dismal 3-9 campaign in 2016, but it was the offseason which has been substantially rougher on the MSU brand.
The result of the sexual assault investigation involving three Michigan State football players and one staffer is a dark cloud looming over the program, but there have been mini storms, too. On signing day, news broke that an MSU recruit expected to join the freshman class was arrested and charged with burglary and larceny of a firearm.