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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After missing two games following a heart attack, head coach Mark Dantonio was to return to his Michigan State Spartans Saturday to coach from a booth high above the field.His perch was part of two new towers of luxury boxes that rise over the Big House, home of the Michigan Wolverines, who took a 5-0 record against their intrastate rivals, who also were 5-0.
"I'm not going to miss it," Dantonio said early this week, after limping into his news conference looking gaunt, with dark circles under his eyes.
Both teams were 1-0 in the Big Ten; the Spartans were ranked 17th nationally and the Wolverines 18th. But the shade cast upon the grandstands from the new suites was not the only shadow looming over Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and his team.
In late August, the school met with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to offer a plea bargain -- two years of self-imposed probation plus a few minor slaps on the wrist -- in response to charges that Rodriguez overworked his football players.
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