East Lansing, Mich. • Until recently, Michigan State's Tom Izzo had been regarded as one of the most frank and accessible coaches in sports.
The campus the coach has called home for three-plus decades is dealing with a crisis over how the school handled allegations against disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar. And an ESPN report has stirred the Spartans' powerhouse basketball and football programs by questioning how Izzo and Mark Dantonio have dealt with allegations against their players.
Dantonio came out strong last week, insisting he has always cooperated with authorities when dealing with cases of sexual assault.