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Michigan State athletic director returns from Cincinnati, but without coach Luke Fickell

Mark Dantonio's five biggest wins at Michigan State, where he went 114-57 in 13 seasons (2007-19). Detroit Free Press

Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman walked off an airplane Sunday afternoon in Lansing, after a trip to Cincinnati.

But he did not have the next Michigan State football coach on the plane with him.

Beekman was expected to interview Luke Fickell on Sunday for the vacant Michigan State football coaching position, according to a source familiar with the search.

Beekman landed around 8 p.m. Saturday according to Cincinnati TV station WLWT, which had video of the MSU athletic director getting off a private plane that is based out of Lansing.