Football team tries to learn from Michigan State scandal

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State can't win enough football games this season to change the ugliness of the school's recent past.

The Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal and lingering questions about the school's football and basketball programs have put the university under a bad spotlight. This year's football team is hoping that players have learned the right lessons. The players remind one another to make good choices and avoid stupid behavior.

Tight end Matt Sokol says it's hard for young people to make the right decisions all the time but players are trying to emphasize representing one another, their families and the program properly.