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Coming to a buddy comedy near you soon: Coach D & The Rock

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Who's in line to co-star with Dwayne Johnson in the Hollywood star's next buddy comedy? How about Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio?

The coach and The Rock have been testing out their chemistry on social media this week after the movie star interrupted Dantonio's postgame news conference this past weekend. Dantonio managed to smile while recounting his team's triple overtime loss at Northwestern when a reporter's cell phone on the dais in front of him started to ring.

Someone's grandmother was calling to say hello, and the ringtone was a version of "You're Welcome," a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and sung by Johnson in the animated movie "Moana.