East Lansing — Throughout Mark Dantonio’s first 10 seasons at Michigan State, there was virtually one constant — the Spartans had a defense that would get after the quarterback.
Aided by some of the top-coverage defensive backs in college football and a stockpile of talent along the defensive line and at linebacker, the Spartans were all about pressure.
It’s the type of defense Dantonio ran as coordinator at Ohio State, one that was a huge part in winning the national championship in 2002. And it was exactly the style Pat Narduzzi adopted as Michigan State’s defensive coordinator up until taking the head coaching job at Pittsburgh before the 2015 season.