Despite a rough year, thousands of fans flocked to Spartan Stadium Wednesday to get a chance to be up close and personal with the 2017 MSU football team during the 15th annual “Meet the Spartans” event.
The MSU football team endured an uncommon offseason as it dealt with two separate sexual assault cases, which resulted in the dismissal of all MSU players involved.
Upon investigation of the first sexual assault case that took allegedly took place on Jan. 16, it was revealed that Curtis Blackwell, former MSU director of college advancement and performance, interfered with the investigation and was then released from the program when his contract was not renewed.