Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio says he's long been willing to be deposed in the lawsuit filed by a fired staff member, but his lawyers want to limit the time he's to be made available, as well as the scope of the questions.
Dantonio's lawyers filed a motion for a protective order Friday, alleging the fired staffer, Curtis Blackwell, is bringing up issues irrelevant to his lawsuit — which alleges wrongful termination as well as unlawful arrest. Blackwell, who was on Michigan State's staff from 2013 through 2017, is suing Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis, former president Lou Anna K.