Michigan State will have a familiar face in the stands for today’s season opener against Rutgers. As first reported by Mike Mulholland, Mark Dantonio will be in the stands watching the Spartans today. This will be the first game Dantonio hasn’t coached the Spartans since 2006. Dantonio will keep a close eye on how Mel Tucker has shaped this team since his departure in February.
Dantonio was able to post a career record of 114-57 and 69-39 in conference in the span of 13 years. Dantonio announced his retirement after receiving his $4.3M longevity bonus from the university on February 4th. He is the schools all-time winningest coach. Shortly after, MSU announced that Mel Tucker would take over head coaching duties for the Spartans. It’ll be fun to see how Tucker does with this team.
Former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio is in the stands today.https://t.co/hue5fLKwuE pic.twitter.com/PH0LVmpsNU
— Mike Mulholland (@mulho2mj) October 24, 2020
