Michigan State Football head coach Mark Dantonio retired in shocking fashion this week and the sports world is still reacting to the news. The Columbus Dispatch caught up with former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to comment on the news of Dantonio’s retirement and he had nothing but kind things to say about his former rival.
“Mark and I have been friends since his Cincinnati days,” Meyer told Bill Rabinowitz of The Columbus Dispatch. “I think he’s one of the best tacticians in the game of football that I ever coached against.”
Meyer would go on to say that Mark Dantonio’s era at MSU was the greatest in modern history. You can’t really argue with that. Give me Dantonio’s era over Saban or John L. Smith’s any day of the week.
“I’ve always had respect for the Michigan State community and football program,” Meyer said. “I love Michigan State. Since my Notre Dame days (in the 1990s), I’ve thought Michigan State is a great place. They’ll find a great coach.”
