Michigan
Gov. Whitmer criticizes Michigan State for ‘scandal after scandal,’ leadership woes
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ripped into Michigan State University on Monday, accusing the school of “no clear unified leadership” amid rancor on the governing board and other unflattering incidents.
Whitmer’s statement came after two trustees over the weekend said they would support the ouster of board chair Rema Vassar.
Separately, MSU apologized after an image of Adolf Hitler was displayed on the scoreboard before the Michigan-MSU football game Saturday night. Officials said it was part of a quiz by an outside contractor that provides pregame content.
MSU also is dealing with fallout from the firing of football coach Mel Tucker who was accused of sexually harassing a woman over the phone. Some critics say the school should have acted months ago.
The latest turmoil involves MSU’s governing board. Trustee Brianna Scott accused Vassar of “bullying” other trustees in her role as chair and unilaterally trying to negotiate a settlement with a dean who was forced out in 2022.
Scott said Vassar has not agreed to have her phone examined to determine if a trustee leaked the name of Tucker’s accuser to former trustees.
“This university has been rocked by scandal after scandal with no clear unified leadership or direction and tragically no accountability either,” Whitmer, a Democrat and MSU graduate, said in a statement. “Right now, there are too many questions and not enough answers. The university owes it to students, alumni and our entire state to get to the bottom of this and take appropriate action.”
An email seeking comment was sent to Vassar, a Democrat, who is a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. Voters elected her to MSU’s board in 2020.
MSU’s leadership has been in a state of flux. Samuel Stanley Jr. quit as president a year ago because of what he considered to be meddling by trustees. Teresa Woodruff, who serves as interim president, said she has dropped out of consideration for the permanent job.
She is MSU’s fourth leader since Lou Anna Simon quit in 2018 in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Nassar was a campus doctor who sexually assaulted athletes, mostly females who were gymnasts.
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Michigan
Search underway for missing person in Lake Michigan
CHICAGO – Chicago police, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, are conducting a search for a missing person who went underwater in Lake Michigan on Sunday.
The incident occurred in the afternoon near the Chicago Yacht Club.
Emergency personnel responded in large numbers to the situation. The Chicago Police Department released a short statement, saying in part, “The marine unit responded to a person in the water that has yet to resurface.”
The Coast Guard has yet to respond to a request for details. The search remains ongoing.
Michigan
Crews searching for swimmer who went missing in Lake Michigan at DuSable Harbor
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Crews are searching for a missing swimmer in Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago on Sunday afternoon.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Randolph Street in the Loop around 12:45 p.m. for a report of a swimmer who went missing.
CFD searched the water near DuSable Harbor with divers and a helicopter.
The search has been turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and Chicago police. It is now a recovery mission, officials said.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information.
This is a developing story. Check back with ABC7 for updates.
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Michigan
Snap counts, PFF grades: Michigan State’s Oregon aftermath, midseason grades
Michigan State’s first half of the season had its highs and lows but ended on a definitive low.
The Spartans bring a three-game losing streak into the bye week and the midway point of their season, with back-to-back losses by three touchdowns or more.
The most recent of those losses was 31-10 on Friday night at Oregon. Here’s a look at the snap counts and some Pro Football Focus grades from the game:
Offensive snap counts (out of 52)
* Luke Newman 52
* Tanner Miller 52
* Stanton Ramil 49
* Nick Marsh 48
* Montorie Foster Jr. 48
* Aidan Chiles 42
* Jack Velling 42
* Ashton Lepo 42
* Brandon Baldwin 38
Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams 28
* Brennan Parachek 27
* Nate Carter 23
Jaron Glover 19
Dallas Fincher 14
Rakeem Johnson 13
Aziah Johnson 12
Tommy Schuster 10
Ademola Faleye 9
Jay Coyne 2
Brandon Tullis 1
Tyneil Hopper 1
Defensive snap counts (out of 75)
* Malik Spencer 71
* Nikau Martinez 68
* Charles Brantley 68
* Ed Woods 58
* Jordan Turner 60
* Cal Haladay 59
* Khris Bogle 50
Wayne Matthews III 43
* D’Quan Douse 39
Anthony Jones 36
Justin Denson Jr. 32
Alex VanSumeren 31
Jalen Thompson 30
Quindarius Dunnigan 28
Ben Roberts 19
Angelo Grose 19
Maverick Hansen 19
Ken Talley 17
Darius Snow 17
Jalen Satchell 16
Ru’Quan Buckley 15
Armorion Smooth 8
Aaron Alexander 7
Andrew Brinson IV 1
Jaylen Thompson 1
Marcellius Pulliam 1
Jeremiah Hughes 1
Avery Dunn 1
* Malik Spencer had easily the best grade (82.2) among Spartans defensive players. He gave up no catches on two targets with one interception, had two tackles graded as stops and recorded a quarterback hit on his only pass rush snap. The grade was the best of his career and came immediately after a game that was grade the worst of his career.
* Holy Cross transfer left guard Luke Newman recorded the best grade among Michigan State offensive players and the best grade of his season.
* As a team, Michigan State had its worst tackling grade of the season and was credited for a season-high 20 missed tackles as Oregon recorded 213 rushing yards on the night. The Spartans’ starting linebackers were credited with seven of those missed tackles.
* Midway through the regular season, Michigan State’s best grade as a team is for its run defense, where it ranks seventh in the Big Ten. Its worst is for pass blocking, where it ranks 17th in the conference.
* Tough game for middle linebacker Cal Haladay, whose grade was the worst of his four-year Michigan State career thanks to three credited missed tackles and being targeted five times in the passing game to the tune of 102 yards.
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