It doesn’t look like a good day for those formerly associated with the Michigan State football program as friend of WolverinesWire, Curtis Blackwell, continued to press his lawsuit, now bringing the state courts into it while alleging more improprieties.

Blackwell, who previously filed suit against former head coach Mark Dantonio and MSU in federal court, filed a new lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

According to ESPN’s Dan Murphy, who has been covering the various legal happenings in East Lansing over the past several years, Blackwell, in the suits, alleges that Michigan State under Dantonio — who abruptly resigned on the eve of National Signing Day this past February — instructed him to make illegal visits, provide improper benefits to family members of recruits, contact football players enrolled in other institutions to provoke a transfer, and another bombshell.

While Murphy doesn’t disclose which football program is in question — nor does the initial lawsuit filing — the allegation is that MSU, under Dantonio, arranged a secret video and audio taping of an out-of-state school’s practice, in advance of the Spartans’ matchup.

A new state lawsuit filed by Curtis Blackwell alleges (among other things) that Michigan State secretly taped practices of a future opponent in a different state before a game. Story coming soon. — Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) March 10, 2020

Blackwell's claims against Dantonio include the following: pic.twitter.com/tDoR55Vjsc — Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) March 10, 2020

If any of this is proved true, what could have been an out of court settlement has the possibility of bringing on giant NCAA sanctions for the Wolverines’ in-state rival.