Well, they’re running, all right. Only they’re headed in the opposite direction.
And nearly a week into Michigan State’s search for a new football coach, it’s going to be difficult to run away and hide from the embarrassment now, as the Spartans’ top candidate — Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell — declined the school’s overtures and announced he’s staying put in the American Athletic Conference.
All of which surely adds to an undeniable feeling of frustration in East Lansing, where Mark Dantonio’s abrupt retirement announcement put the administration in a bind that now has tied them all up in knots.