Dave Diamond, the lawyer representing a Michigan State football player involved in the tunnel assault a few weekends ago, claimed that a Michigan player actually started it.
The Los Angeles-based lawyer released a statement saying a Wolverine “engaged with Spartan athletes with his helmet and a swinging punch.”
“The media has taken the bait from a coach and master victim and his howls at the moon. We have learned that the UM player started the altercation. Eyewitnesses have described it as charging with his helmet and throwing a punch,” the attorney said. He continued, “the justice system is designed for impartiality.