College football coach 'vanishes' on live television

First you see him...Michigan State Spartans coach Mark Dantonio.

Is this the greatest illusion seen on television?

Michigan State Spartans coach Mark Dantonio shocked fans earlier today when he appeared to vanish 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.

The most logical answer would be he dropped to his knee to tie his shoelace, but we're still not sure.

Watch it below - you be the judge.

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Mark Dantonio Vanishes https://t.co/6KkpjUBNtS

— Evan Smith (@Evan_Smith_16) September 25, 2016