Michigan State Football: Mark Dantonio releases statement on sexual assault

Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio breaks his silence, releases a statement regarding the ongoing sexual assault investigation.

The silence has been broken — sort of. Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio had been criticized for weeks regarding his silence on the topic of the ongoing sexual assault investigation reportedly involving three of his players.

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On Tuesday, he addressed the case and stated that when the time is right, he will be able to answer any questions the media has for him. However, right now he’s going to be reserved and let the case pan out.

Here’s the official statement from Dantonio:

From every standpoint, it looks as if Dantonio has followed the right steps in bringing this case to the university’s attention and asking for a formal investigation. He has handled everything properly, but he’s closing off spring practice to the media in order to block out distractions for his team.

Dantonio stated how he wants to uphold the integrity that he’s worked so hard to instill in the program since taking over 11 years ago and keeping the media circus out of practice is the best way to keep his players focused and level-headed.

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Whether or not this is a popular statement from the head coach — overwhelmingly, it won’t be — but this is what he needs to say at this time. Don’t expect too much else to be released about the sexual assault investigation any time soon.