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Niyo: Dantonio’s motivational messages stick with Spartans

Bob Wojnowski and John Niyo are joined by former running backs Nick Hill of MSU and Chris Howard of UM to talk about this weekend's big games, and Matt Charboneau breaks down his AP Top 25 vote. Detroit News

East Lansing – The clock was winding down, but before Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had his team line up to attempt the winning field goal Saturday against Penn State, he still had message or two to deliver.

He just wanted to make sure the time was right before he did, even at the end of a game that’d taken nearly seven hours to complete thanks to a lengthy weather delay.