https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...uit-alleges-school-culture-corrupt/505290002/And Cleaves was being offered $$$ from Ed Martin at UM. And it probably would have worked until he got into an auto accident while on a night out with other UM players and recruits and the Martin stink started to become exposed.
I hear that MSU was all but signed with Chris Webber before he was bought by UM at the last hour.
The common thread is that Izzo had years of time invested in these mega recruits. He stays in it until it becomes readily apparent that the camp needs to get paid. Then bows out. Cliff Alexander and Josh Jackson are the two most recent examples of this.
Yeah Michigan State is such a bastion of morality and integrity. Paying players is where Sparty draws the line.