Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis made his first public comments about the recent suspensions and dismissals of football players in the wake of an on-campus assault Nov. 22.

Speaking with beat reporters in North Carolina before Michigan State's basketball game Tuesday night, Hollis said incident has done some damage.

"Obviously, the whole situation is a disappointment to me as an alumnus and as an athletic director," Hollis said. "We made a swift decision about the information available to us."

Hollis added that it was "important" that Michigan State released the names of players identified as being present during the assault even though no one has been charged with a crime.

"It was a team-based decision that coach [Mark] Dantonio made for reasons we will keep internal," Hollis said. "And as the process moves forward, we'll see where it goes."

Hollis also said Michigan State won't turn down an opportunity to play in a bowl game despite the prospect of having as many as 10 players inactive because of suspensions or dismissals.