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Michigan State's Mark Dantonio risking his legacy with small changes

Free Press writers Chris Solari, Shawn Windsor and Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch recap Michigan State football press conference. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — Mark Dantonio bet on himself Thursday by shuffling — and keeping — the coaches that helped him build the football program at Michigan State.

Jim Harbaugh, meanwhile, bet on a new voice from Alabama by hiring the Crimson Tide’s co-offensive coordinator, Josh Gattis.

Dantonio promoted quarterbacks coach Brad Salem to offensive coordinator, moved co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner to quarterbacks coach and shuffled everyone else on the offensive staff into new roles, most notably giving former co-offensive coordinator Jim Bollman control of the offensive line and sliding offensive line coach Mark Staten to tight ends.