Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio had his year-end press conference Thursday at Spartan Stadium and confirmed what he said after the loss to Penn State that gave MSU a 3-9 record to finish 2016.

Unless a coach decides to retire or pursue another opportunity, the coaching staff will remain the same for the 2017 season.

"In terms of our staff, there will be no changes made on my behalf on our staff," Dantonio said. "This is the same staff that won the Big Ten Championship that everyone celebrated last year. This is the same staff that won the Rose Bowl, basically, same staff that went to the Cotton Bowl and that had record-setting numbers in (2014) and etc., etc."

Dantonio also confirmed that there won't be any changes made in terms of coaching roles, but he didn't rule out someone leaving for another job, as offensive line coach Mark State flirted with in regards to the head coaching job at Northern Michigan.

"It always could happen," Dantonio said. "I think this is the time of year it happens, and certainly there's always going to be movement in early February, it seems like. But ... I don't know those things. I never do."

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On the way to the program's first regular season with a losing record since 2006, the year before Dantonio arrived, Michigan State ranked 12th in the Big Ten in scoring offense at 24.1 points per game and 10th in scoring defense (27.6). The Spartans were fifth in total offense (395 yard per game) and eighth in total defense (364.8 yards per game). In terms of special teams efficiency, a stat that measures the unit as a whole, MSU was 63rd in the country and eighth in the conference during a season in which -- outside kicker Michael Geiger and punter Jake Hartbarger -- the team seemed to take a step backwards for the second year in a row.

This season was the fourth in which Dave Warner and Jim Bollman were co-offensive coordinators for the Spartans. It was the second year for co-defensive coordinators Harlon Barnett and Mike Tressel, both of whom took that role after Pat Narduzzi left to be the head coach at Pitt. Warner, Barnett and Tressel have all been on Dantonio's staff as position coaches for the duration of his tenure at Michigan State, while Bollman arrived in East Lansing in 2013 after a decade at Ohio State and one season at Boston College.

Meanwhile, Mark Snyder just finished his second season as special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the Green and White.

Although the coaches are sure to blame for a portion of MSU's struggles in 2016, Dantonio repeated a phrase he used often this season when talking about his decision to not fire anyone or adjust roles.

"Everything is all-inclusive," Dantonio said. "It doesn't mean we fire players or anything like that if they miss a tackle. So there will be no changes in that area."

But there will be personnel changes, Dantonio said. In addition to defensive lineman Malik McDowell declaring for the NFL Draft after his junior season, Dantonio said he "absolutely" expects more attrition as far as guys leaving who haven't finished out their eligibility.

That could come from the players, or it could be initiated by Dantonio.

"I expect some attrition, but I can't go into specifics right now or names," Dantonio said. "But I do expect that. We're going to find out who wants to be here. We're going to make sure everybody's doing the correct things here, and if they're not, then there will be some exits."

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