Former Michigan State Football Staffer Alleges Team Videotaped Other Team's Practices

The Michigan State football program is in some seriously hot water right now. A former Spartans football staffer, Curtis Blackwell, has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging that they filmed future opponents' practices, that he was discriminated against due to his race, and that former coach Mark Dantonio's staff used illegal methods to recruit players.

Oof. That's a lot to digest all at once.

Blackwell is suing Dantonio, who surprisingly resigned in early February, and current athletic director Bill Beekman. He claims that Dantonio fired him because he was black, and is claiming that Beekman defamed him after calling his claims "patently false."

Blackwell's suit also accuses Dantonio and the program of breaking NCAA rules by forcing him to make illegal off-campus visits to recruits' homes, violating Title IX in the recruitment and admission of Auston Robertson, giving illegal benefits to recruits' families, and contacting players enrolled at other schools in an effort to coax them into transferring to MSU.

These are damning accusations for Michigan State, and if they're found culpable in even one of these scenarios, they could see some fairly harsh punishment come down from the NCAA. The Michigan State football program is close to being in shambles, and the outlook isn't positive.