By AP
East Lansing, MI – Kirk Cousins threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 25 Michigan State had no trouble winning without coach Mark Dantonio on Saturday, 45-7 over Northern Colorado.
Dantonio had a mild heart attack shortly after last weekend's win over Notre Dame. He was released from the hospital Tuesday and even visited practice Friday, but offensive coordinator Don Treadwell took over his coaching duties for this game.
The Spartans (4-0) wore the letter D on their helmets and gave their recovering coach little to worry about against the Bears (2-2) of the Football Championship Subdivision.
Cousins was nearly flawless, going 16 of 20 before coming out prior to his team's first possession of the fourth quarter.
True freshmen running back Le'veon Bell continues to impress leading the team in rushing with 92 yards on just eleven carries and three total touchdowns.
The Spartans open up big ten play next Saturday at home against undefeated Wisconsin kick off at 3:30pm.