Must read!-----This wasn’t about protecting someone. It wasn’t about canceling someone. It was about standards. Tom Izzo held the line.

Paul Davis stood up and owned it — publicly, without excuses. Why that still matters - Spartans Illustrated - David Harns

• Tom Izzo and Paul Davis handled a bad moment the right way

...The incident spread quickly on both social media and on news sites across the country.

• In my opinion, though, what followed over the next 24 hours mattered far more than what caused it.

Tom Izzo has always preached family. 

He has always preached accountability. 

When given an opportunity out of the blue to put those values into action, he didn't hesitate.
This wasn’t about excusing behavior. 

It wasn’t about minimizing consequences. 

• It was about accountability — real, uncomfortable, face-to-face accountability — and the standards Michigan State claims to value actually being enforced.

Tom Izzo didn’t dodge it. 

Paul Davis didn’t hide from it. 

• And together, they showed what responsibility looks like when it’s taken seriously...
• ...At the same time, Izzo refused to do what modern outrage cycles often demand: turn a mistake into a permanent indictment of character...