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Sources: MSU President Lou Anna Simon plans to step down Thursday amidst fallout from Larry Nassar case

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Nancy Armour believes the court system served justice with Nassar's sentencing of up to 175 years in prison, however, there are many lessons still needed to be learned from this nightmare of a story. USA TODAY Sports

Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon plans to step down Thursday from her position, according to multiple sources with knowledge of her plans.

She would make the announcement one day after a judge sentenced Larry Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison as part of a plea deal on seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving more than 160 girls and women over more than two decades.