Three days after coaching his Spartans to a thrilling victory over Notre Dame--and three days, of course, after suffering a mild heart attack in the wake of that sure-to-be-long-remembered triumph--Mark Dantonio is out of the hospital.
According to a tweet sent out this afternoon by Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis, Dantonio has been sent home. The coach had undergone minor heart surgery early Sunday morning, just hours after his team used a fake field goal--maybe the greatest fake field goal in recent college football history--to stun the Irish in East Lansing.
There has been no word on when Dantonio might return to the sidelines for the Spartans, who are currently 3-0 and looking like an upper-tier contender in this year's brutal Big Ten. The Spartans may not be quite ready to challenge Ohio State for the league crown, but they're certainly more than capable of competing with Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan for those New Year's Day slots in the Capital One and Citrus Bowls. That's a credit to Dantonio, who has turned this program into a winner during his successful stint in East Lansing.
With Dantonio on the sidelines, the Spartans are being coached by offensive coordinator Don Treadwell. Treadwell has been on the Spartans staff for the past seven seasons.
Photo: Mark Dantonio is reportedly out of the hospital after a heart attack scare early Sunday morning. (Getty Images)
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