MSU's Coach Mark Dantonio had a Heart Attack Saturday evening.
Reprt says he's resting comfortably.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had a heart attack late Saturday night after his team's overtime victory against Notre Dame, the school said Sunday in a news release.
Dantonio, who was "resting comfortably" Sunday and expected to make a full recovery, was admitted to the emergency room at Sparrow Hospital and had a stent put in a blocked artery near his heart not long after the Spartans used an audacious fake field goal to win 34-31.
Dantonio will be out indefinitely and offensive coordinator Don Treadwill will coach in his absence. Dantonio will remain hospitalized for several days. The No. 25 Spartans play Northern Colorado on Saturday.
"This is a time for Spartan Nation to rally around Coach D and the football program," Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis said in the news release. "We all look forward to his return to the sidelines. The thoughts of the entire Spartan family are with Coach D, his wife Becky and his daughters Kristen and Lauren."
Dr. Chris D'Haem, an interventional cardiologist with Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute and Sparrow, performed the cardiac catheterization procedure on Dantonio using a small, metallic stent to open a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart during the "common procedure," the school said.
"He is young, in excellent shape, and the damage to his heart was minimal," D'Haem said in the statement. "Coach Dantonio made the right decision to come in and get checked out immediately."
Treadwell vowed to persevere at the helm in Dantonio's absence.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach D and his family," Treadwell said in the statement. "We wish him a full and speedy recovery, so he can rejoin us on the sidelines. In the interim, the vast majority of this coaching staff has been together for seven years, so we won't miss a beat as we move forward and build upon the momentum of last night's thrilling victory."
Dantonio certainly isn't the first high-profile coach to experience health problems.
Florida coach Urban Meyer was hospitalized with chest pains in December after his Gators lost the Southeastern Conference championship game to Alabama. A couple weeks later, Meyer resigned citing health concerns, but less than 24 hours later, he took back his resignation.
Meyer was later diagnosed with esophageal spams, and he is taking medication to fight the problem.
Dantonio went to the hospital soon after making a bold call that led to one of the biggest wins of his career -- and one of the signature moments of the season so far.
He decided to fake a field goal that could've forced a second overtime against the Irish, choosing instead to have holder Aaron Bates throw a pass that turned into a 29-yard touchdown that lifted the Spartans to a 34-31 victory.
The win put Michigan State in this week's Associated Press poll at No. 25.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Reprt says he's resting comfortably.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had a heart attack late Saturday night after his team's overtime victory against Notre Dame, the school said Sunday in a news release.
Dantonio, who was "resting comfortably" Sunday and expected to make a full recovery, was admitted to the emergency room at Sparrow Hospital and had a stent put in a blocked artery near his heart not long after the Spartans used an audacious fake field goal to win 34-31.
Dantonio will be out indefinitely and offensive coordinator Don Treadwill will coach in his absence. Dantonio will remain hospitalized for several days. The No. 25 Spartans play Northern Colorado on Saturday.
"This is a time for Spartan Nation to rally around Coach D and the football program," Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis said in the news release. "We all look forward to his return to the sidelines. The thoughts of the entire Spartan family are with Coach D, his wife Becky and his daughters Kristen and Lauren."
Dr. Chris D'Haem, an interventional cardiologist with Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute and Sparrow, performed the cardiac catheterization procedure on Dantonio using a small, metallic stent to open a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart during the "common procedure," the school said.
"He is young, in excellent shape, and the damage to his heart was minimal," D'Haem said in the statement. "Coach Dantonio made the right decision to come in and get checked out immediately."
Treadwell vowed to persevere at the helm in Dantonio's absence.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach D and his family," Treadwell said in the statement. "We wish him a full and speedy recovery, so he can rejoin us on the sidelines. In the interim, the vast majority of this coaching staff has been together for seven years, so we won't miss a beat as we move forward and build upon the momentum of last night's thrilling victory."
Dantonio certainly isn't the first high-profile coach to experience health problems.
Florida coach Urban Meyer was hospitalized with chest pains in December after his Gators lost the Southeastern Conference championship game to Alabama. A couple weeks later, Meyer resigned citing health concerns, but less than 24 hours later, he took back his resignation.
Meyer was later diagnosed with esophageal spams, and he is taking medication to fight the problem.
Dantonio went to the hospital soon after making a bold call that led to one of the biggest wins of his career -- and one of the signature moments of the season so far.
He decided to fake a field goal that could've forced a second overtime against the Irish, choosing instead to have holder Aaron Bates throw a pass that turned into a 29-yard touchdown that lifted the Spartans to a 34-31 victory.
The win put Michigan State in this week's Associated Press poll at No. 25.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Also :
http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/...-hear/landing.html?blockID=314044&feedID=3701
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