IRVING, Texas – Michigan State and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2024 College Football Hall of Fame electee Coach Mark Dantonio with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments®. The Salute will take place this Saturday, Sept. 28, during the Spartans’ home football game against Ohio State, which will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.
“The all-time winningest coach in Michigan State history, Mark Dantonio led the Spartans to three Big Ten championships, a Rose Bowl win and a berth in the 2015 College Football Playoff, building on a head coaching career that began with a successful three-year run at Cincinnati,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “We are thrilled to honor him at Spartan Stadium as a member of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class.”
The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute program, which began with the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, has become a hallowed tradition, and to this day the singular events remain the first of numerous activities in the Hall of Fame experience.
During the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, each electee returns to his respective school to accept a Hall of Fame plaque that will stay on permanent display at the institution. The events take place on the field during a home game, and many Hall of Famers cite the experience as the ultimate capstone to their careers, providing them one more chance to take the field and be recognized in front of their home crowd.
For becoming the latest Spartan in the College Football Hall of Fame, Dantonio’s name will also be added to the Spartan Stadium Ring of Fame.
“I hope every one of these players that are here, and everybody that has worked with us closely, sees a little bit of their name up on that award, because I think these are program awards,” said Dantonio at an event honoring him Friday night at the Izzo Hall of History before former players, staff and administrators. “You don’t get there without a lot of people, and everyone has to be pulling in the right direction and doing their job and be excellent at their job. When we came here, we wanted to build a legacy, and I think that’s what we did as a program.”
Dantonio notched a 114-57 record during his 13 years in East Lansing and 18-17…
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