Mark Dantonio, like any successful coach, isn't about applying a sense of atonement to football games. It's not about what's happened before — it's about what's next.
"I don't talk to our football team about redemption; I talk to them about getting ready for this year," Michigan State's head coach said Tuesday. "What's happened in the past has happened in the past. We can't change that, but I always want them looking forward."
Dantonio is a Jim Tressel disciple, working as The Senator's defensive coordinator from 2001-03 before heading to the Queen City to become the head man for the Cincinnati Bearcats.