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Michigan State bumps Mark Dantonio's salary to $4.3 million

Michigan State football has been good and the university is rewarding head coach Mark Dantonio and his coaching staff.

Dantonio's annual compensation increased from $3.67 million to $4.3 million.

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Under Dantonio, Michigan State is 36-5 over the last three seasons with two Big Ten titles and a spot in last season's College Football Playoff. Since taking over the program in 2007, Dantonio is 87-33 and has won at least 11 games in five of the last six seasons.

Here are a few details to the amended contract — a six-year rollover deall — for Dantonio:

— If he retires before Jan.