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Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio: Suspended Joe Bachie will be honored on senior day

Free Press reporter Chris Solari breaks down Michigan State Spartans football's 27-0 win at Rutgers on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Piscataway, N.J. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — Joe Bachie’s career at Michigan State is over after the Big Ten denied the appeal of his suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, but coach Mark Dantonio said Tuesday he will be honored alongside the rest of the senior class Saturday against Maryland (3:30, FS1).

“I felt like treating (the suspension) just like an injury,” Dantonio said. “We went through the appeal process, I felt they did their due diligence and took their time with it and the decision went against us.