EAST LANSING — The timing of Mark Dantonio's retirement as Michigan State football coach means he's guaranteed a $4.3 million bonus, but no clear contract moving forward in a new role.
Dantonio's employment agreement, most recently updated in 2017, lays out that if he had left before Jan. 15, 2020, he would have netted at least $1 million through a one-year contract in some role within MSU Athletics.
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Because he announced his retirement Tuesday, instead he will get a $4.