Starter: Mark Dantonio


Who Is He? Can a coach be a starter? Sure! Dantonio is the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He’s also served previously as the head coach at Cincinnati before Brian Kelly and defensive coordinator at Ohio State under Jim Tressel. Up until a few days ago, his tenure at Michigan State had been relatively mild with an overall record of 43-34 and 1-3 in bowl games.


Why Do We Like Him? For dialing up the best play of last weekend, a fake field goal in overtime against Notre Dame that sent the home fans into a frenzy. The play called for the holder to roll out to the right and hit a wide open tight end releasing up the seam. He even named the play “Little Giants” after the rollicking family sports comedy of the same name staring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neil. If that wasn’t enough, hours after the win that sent Michigan State to 3-0 for the first time since 2007, Dantonio’s first season in East Lansing, the coach suffered a mild heart attack and was rushed to a local hospital. After having surgery to insert a stint, Dantonio was reported to be resting comfortably and expected to make a full recovery. Talk about sacrificing your body. Here’s to wishing the coach a speedy recovery and hoping he’s spending his down time designing more plays that would make Boise State blush.

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