Michigan State has a head coaching vacancy after Mark Dantonio abruptly resigned, and they reached out to one high profile NFL assistant to gauge his interest in the job. The Spartans requested to interview 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh for their job, sources told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network (Twitter link). 
Unfortunately for Michigan State, Saleh turned them down, and he’ll be staying in San Francisco for at least one more season. Saleh rose to prominence this season as he coordinated the 49ers’ elite defense. Saleh is a Michigan native and he got his coaching start as a defensive assistant at Michigan State, so their interest makes a lot of sense. After several years in the college ranks, he made the jump to the NFL as an intern with the Texans in 2005.
He most recently served as linebackers coach in Jacksonville before Kyle Shanahan hired him away to be his DC. Saleh received a lot of head coaching buzz this NFL cycle, and he interviewed with the Browns for their job. He was reportedly one of two finalists before Cleveland ended up going with Kevin Stefanski. Not surprisingly, Pelissero’s NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport tweets that “will be among the top head coaching candidates” in next year’s cycle.
He’d have been a home run hire for MSU. I think he’d do well in college, but he’ll get a chance in the NFL first. Atlanta, in ‘21, perhaps.
Probably wouldn’t be a bad hire there but I don’t see it. I think the go and hire a offensive minded coach to try and get the most out of Matt Ryan and Julio Jones in their final few years.
Bobby Petrino baby!