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East Lansing — Mark Dantonio has taken plenty from Nick Saban.
And why wouldn’t he? Saban has been one of the most successful coaches in college football history, winning six national championships including five at Alabama.
But before Saban was tearing up the SEC and turning the Crimson Tide into the premier program in America, he was the head coach at Michigan State from 1995-99, and his defensive backs coach was Dantonio.
Dantonio went from that spot on Saban’s staff to defensive coordinator at Ohio State where he won a national title before getting a head coaching job at Cincinnati and ultimately Michigan State.