Notre Dame assistant director of strength and conditioning Lorenzo Guess is going to Michigan State to be an assistant strength and conditioning coach in East Lansing, Mich., the Spartans announced Wednesday.

Guess will be returning to his alma mater, where he was a four-year safety from 1998-2001, in addition to winning two letters for Tom Izzo on the basketball team.

"As a coach, Lorenzo has been associated with winning programs at Cincinnati, South Florida and Notre Dame," MSU coach Mark Dantonio said in a release. "He's really a proven commodity. Lorenzo has a tremendous work ethic, and he brings a working knowledge of Ken Mannie's training program, having been through it himself as a player. In addition, he's an ideal role model for our student-athletes because he's already walked in their footsteps."

Dantonio was Guess' position coach from 1998-2000, and the head coach had Guess on his staff at Cincinnati in 2006. Guess was Brian Kelly's tight ends coach with the Bearcats in 2009.

"It's awesome to be returning home to Michigan State," Guess said. "I've known Coach Dantonio since he began recruiting me in 1996. He was my position coach at Michigan State, and later I had an opportunity to work for him at Cincinnati. So my relationship with Coach D certainly played a major role in my decision to return to my alma mater.