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Michigan State's Mark Dantonio retires: Social media pays tribute, but has questions

Mark Dantonio's five biggest wins at Michigan State, where he went 114-57 in 13 seasons (2007-19). Detroit Free Press

Michigan State football will have a new head coach for 2020 after Mark Dantonio announced his retirement on Tuesday.

After 13 seasons, three Big Ten championships, a Rose Bowl win and 113 other victories, Dantonio, 63, will move on to another role within MSU's athletic department.

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But, the specter of the lawsuit against Dantonio, MSU, the former school president and athletic director by former football staffer Curtis Blackwell is hard to shake.