EAST LANSING -- Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon is showing public support for football coach Mark Dantonio and athletic director Mark Hollis as a pair of sexual assault investigations involving athletics are ongoing at the university.
At a Friday morning Board of Trustees meeting on campus, trustees approved a one-year contract extension for Dantonio, an action taken yearly as spelled out in his six-year, rolling contract signed last January.
Asked afterward about Dantonio and his program, Simon indicated that the board's approval of his contract was a sign of confidence.
"My sense is that if we had anything to be concerned about, we wouldn't have moved forward with the action today," Simon said.