Detroit — The weight grew heavier, with each loss and each controversy, until Mark Dantonio buckled. Finally, with his voice cracking but his words strong, he acknowledged what had been apparent for a while.
It was time to go, probably a bit past time to go. Dantonio always said he wanted to complete his circle, and he just did. He took a wobbly Michigan State program in desperate need of a leader, built it into a powerhouse, and now abruptly leaves it in a similar spot.
Are the Spartans in a better place than Dantonio found them 13 years ago?