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Curtis Blackwell alleges Michigan State football illegally videotaped opponent's practices

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Former Michigan State football staff member Curtis Blackwell has levied more allegations of potential NCAA violations by former coach Mark Dantonio in a new lawsuit filed Monday in state court.

In the new lawsuit, Blackwell has alleged Dantonio violated “civil and/or criminal laws of another state” by making or directing staff members to record a competing team’s practices “without consent and with the intent to invade their privacy.” Blackwell also newly accused Dantonio of contacting players at other NCAA universities to recruit them to transfer to MSU.