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Former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio is reportedly on an indefinite furlough from his role in the athletic department, and has been for nearly two months.
Chris Solari and Steve Berkowitz of the Detroit Free Press reported this news on Friday, stating Dantonio agreed to the furlough in late August to help MSU better manuever through the financial hardship the pandemic has thrown at the athletic department.
Dantonio abruptly retired in February from his position as head coach of Michigan State’s football program, but agreed to remain within the athletic department to work on a variety of special projects, including donor relations. That role, according to the Detroit Free Press, is contracted through Feb. 22, 2022 and will annually pay him $100,000. Dantonio also received a $4.3 million longevity bonus shortly before his retirement earlier this year.
In total, Michigan State is reportedly on the hook to payout “nearly $15 million” in 2020 for Dantonio and new head coach Mel Tucker — who is on the first year of a six-year contract that pays around $5.5 million annually.
Mark Dantonio is the Spartans’ all-time winningest coach with a career record of 114-57 in the 13 years he was MSU’s head coach.
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