LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – It’s good to be a college football fan in Michigan. Legendary coaches at both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have received accolades for their achievements.
Go Blue!
Fresh off U of M’s CFP National Championship on Monday night, former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr was named the 2024 American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
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The honor is given to college football’s finest coaches recognizing the outstanding achievements and extraordinary contributions made throughout their careers. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during the annual Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Awards ceremony, presented by Marathon Oil, on January 10 in Houston.
Go Green!
In East Lansing, Mark Dantonio has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Dantonio is the winningest coach in Michigan State football history.
Dantonio retired as the winningest coach in Spartan history on Feb. 4, 2020. Dantonio becomes the fifth former Michigan State head coach to be selected for the College Football Hall of Fame, joining Clarence “Biggie” Munn (1959), Charles Bachman (1978), Duffy Daugherty (1984) and Frank “Muddy” Waters (2000). He will receive his award in December.
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