Last August, Michigan State co-defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett decided to play a little one-on-one with a (then) prospective recruit, Khari Willis. It didn't go great!
Dantonio told the story of how Barnett got injured playing basketball against Willis while discussing the 2015 class during a Feb. 4 signing day press conference.
"He backed coach Barnett right up underneath the basket, blew out his Achilles,'' Dantonio said at the time.
And the damage wasn't just medical.
It turned out that what Dantonio and Barnett thought was a harmless pickup game turned out to be deemed a Level III violation.