On Sept. 18, 2010, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio made one of the gutsiest calls you'll ever see.

With Dantonio's team trailing Notre Dame by three points in overtime at Spartan Stadium, MSU faced a 4th-and-14 after quarterback Kirk Cousins took a nine-yard sack. The Spartans needed a 46-yard field goal to tie the game and get to a second overtime, but they had a freshman kicker in Dan Conroy.

Not that it needs to be recapped for Michigan State fans, but instead of putting the game on Conroy's leg, Dantonio called a fake field goal that worked to perfection. Holder/punter Aaron Bates took the snap, stood up and rolled ever so slightly to his right before throwing to tight end for a 29-yard touchdown and a thrilling 34-31 win over the Irish.

The play is known by college football fans everywhere as "Little Giants" and will go down as one of the greatest plays in MSU and NCAA history.

With Michigan State set to take on Notre Dame this Saturday -- almost six years to the day since "Little Giants" -- Dantonio diagrammed and broke down the play for ESPN.com.

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Earlier this week, Dantonio was asked if that play and game, which was the first between Dantonio and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, changed the rivalry at all.

"That's tough for me to say," Dantonio said. "I thought it was a great football game. ... It went back and forth throughout the entire game, and there were a lot of things that happened in that football game -- great plays, both sides of the ball, both teams. I just think it was great.

"I guess it was another ending, another moment that went in our direction."

The Spartans haven't had any of the three following meetings go their way since, but they'll have a chance to change that Saturday in South Bend.