Lincoln Journal-Star · Nov 4, 2015
Red Report: Dantonio talks changing landscape since Osborne days
Harbaugh brings hope, but Michigan State is 'place to be' (copy)As Nebraska fans yearn for the days of yesteryear, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio reflected on those very days at his weekly news conference.
Dantonio was defensive backs coach at Kansas from 1991-94, and a reporter asked him how often Kansas won head-to-head recruiting battles with the Tom Osborne-led Huskers.
“Head-to-head? Oh, we weren’t going head-to-head too often, I don’t think,” Dantonio said. “My wife used to call it the Big Red machine.”