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Tom Izzo sounds off on B1G’s punishment decisions for MSU-Michigan tunnel incident

Eric Woods

By Eric Woods

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Michigan State was fined $100,000 for the tunnel incident after its matchup with Michigan in October. In a video, 2 Michigan players were seen being attacked by a flurry of Spartans in the tunnel near the locker room following a win over the Spartans. Meanwhile, Michigan was publicly reprimanded, which seems to suggest that the Wolverine player definitely played a part in the incident.

Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo was not pleased with how the incident was handled, though he doesn’t condone what took place.

“It really disgusts me too that it wasn’t handled on the front end since they had a problem with Ohio State a year ago, Penn State this year, and then we get a $100,000 fine and there’s a reprimand,” he said Monday. “Well, what the hell does a reprimand mean? What does it stand for?”

What Izzo is referring to is that there were similar incidents in the Michigan tunnels with Ohio State in Penn State, though not as violent. Izzo still believes that the punishment didn’t fit the crime, and there was no equality between the punishments.

 

Eric Woods