Michigan State Spartans coach Mark Dantonio shocked fans earlier today when he was shown vanished from the television screen live on air.

The freakish illusion happened as wide receiver Darrell Stewart Jr. passed in front the camera as Dantonio was on screen. A split-second later, he was gone.

Fans took to social media to share their amazement, calling the Michigan coach a “wizard” - flabbergasted at how the feat was pulled off.

May be he would dropped to his knee to tie his shoelace, but they are still not sure.

The Spartans’ disappearing coach wasn’t the only thing that had them hitting headlines.

Three Michigan players raised their fists in salute during the pre-game national anthem to protest racial inequality in the USA.

Dantonio came out in support for his players’ choice to sit out the anthem which stirred a heated debate between fans on Twitter.

Some called the stunt a “disgrace”, while others praised Dantonio’s “level-headed” and “mature” attitude towards the issue.

By Prakriti Neogi