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Blackwell lawyers detail allegations that MSU's Mark Dantonio committed multiple NCAA violations

Auston Robertson was a top football prospect in 2015, MSU gave him a chance to play, but he got kicked off the team and is now in prison for rape. The Detroit News

Lawyers for a former Michigan State football staffer are alleging that head coach Mark Dantonio committed multiple NCAA violations while Dantonio's defense is calling the case a "sham," according to court documents filed in federal court in Grand Rapids.

One of the lawyers for Curtis Blackwell, Drew Paterson, filed a response to Dantonio's attorneys late Monday night, detailing the alleged NCAA violations.

Blackwell's lawyers allege:

u25baDantonio orchestrated employment for the parents of two MSU football players, with mega-donor Bob Skandalaris, whose name is on the football facility.