EAST LANSING – Mark Dantonio took to Twitter tonight to refute a report that two more players had left his Michigan State football program.
SpartanNation.com reported defensive end Robert Bowers and cornerback Vayante Copeland “were no longer with the program.” However, a spokesman for the MSU football team said both players remain with the program.
Dantonio issued a tweet less than 20 minutes after the initial story: “The most recent report that V. Copeland and R. Bowers have been thrown off the team are (sic) inaccurate and has no validity. #RedLocked”
The term “red-locked” refers to a statement Dantonio made during the Big Ten spring football teleconference earlier this month when asked if anyone who participated in the Spartans’ spring game was no longer with the team.