The first game of the NFL preseason doesn't usually warrant much attention. Fans get about a series worth of starters (if they’re lucky) and then it’s time for the rookies and journeymen auditioning for roster spots. In many ways, it’s like Day Three of the NFL Draft: unless you’re a football junkie, the TV is off…if it was even on to begin with. For the Michigan State football program, however, last Saturday's game between the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers spoke volumes about what Mark Dantonio has accomplished in East Lansing.
Eight Spartans, whose careers span Dantonio’s entire eight-year tenure, took the field and snapped this memorable photo.