Michigan State football will face the Oregon Ducks in the Redbox Bowl on Dec. 31 in Santa Clara, California. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press
Mark Dantonio and Mario Cristobal share roots, even though they don't exactly intertwine.
They both come from Nick Saban’s coaching tree, nearly 20 years apart. And the connections and shared philosophies — while not direct or duplicated — will be on display when Dantonio’s Michigan State football team faces Cristobal and Oregon in the Redbox Bowl on Dec. 31 (3 p.m., Fox).