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Tom Izzo says that he is moving on from his spat with Dan Dakich. Prior to broadcasting Tuesday’s Michigan State-Ohio State game for ESPN, Dakich trolled Michigan State students by saying they weren’t good enough to get into Michigan. …
Tom Izzo took some time out of his postgame press conference on Tuesday night to blast Dan Dakich for some negative comments the analyst made on Twitter about Michigan State’s academics and students. Dakich was broadcasting the Michigan …
Tom Izzo nearly cried in an interview talking about his senior Denzel Valentine, who had a great regular season but lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After Michigan State lost to Middle Tennessee State, Izzo conducted an interview with …
Poring over match-ups in the first round of the NCAA Tournament can be a painstaking chore, particularly when faced with a deluge of facts, stats and figures that fail to paint a complete picture. Roster turnover alone makes it incredibly difficult …
Tom Izzo always goes all-out for Michigan State’s midnight madness, and this year was no exception. He actually may have taken things to a whole new level. Izzo dressed as a member of the rock band Kiss, putting on the full costume and makeup. …
Tom Izzo denied rumors that there is anything going on with him and the Detroit Pistons head coaching job, but in the same interview he shared another note that was far more of interest. Michigan fans apparently have a very amusing taunt for the …
Tom Izzo has been known to get fired up from time to time, but his anger on Tuesday night was stronger than usual. Izzo was furious with the referees for not calling a foul on Ohio State before halftime of the Spartans’ game against the …
Tom Izzo’s 13-year-old son Steven is not afraid to tell it like it is. Those of us who filled out an NCAA Tournament bracket know that part of the process requires making difficult decisions. Most of you would expect Steven Izzo to pick …
Michigan State looked like it had some chemistry problems when Derrick Nix and Keith Appling got into a towel fight in a team huddle Saturday during the Spartans’ 70-48 win over Memphis, but coach Tom Izzo says he loved it. “Oh it’s …
Everyone knows that cheating goes on in the world of college athletics, they just don’t know to what extent. There are some who will tell you everyone does it. Others believe there’s no way their favorite coach could possibly stoop to …
Kentucky coach John Calipari finally won a national championship this past season using mostly one-and-done guys — something many coaches avoid because it makes continuity difficult for programs. That is among the many reasons he is disliked …
You can add another person to the list of those who have a beef with Nick Saban’s final regular season coaches’ ballot. While many have griped about the Alabama coach voting Oklahoma State No. 4 on his ballot, that can’t really …
College basketball officially made its return Friday night with Midnight Madness festivities taking place all across the country. This may come as a shocker, but Tom Izzo made himself into one of the highlights of the night with his absurd …
Michigan State crushed Prairie View A&M Saturday 90-51, getting 25 points from Durrell Summers. The Spartans won the game despite not having coach Tom Izzo who was serving a one-game suspension for a secondary recruiting violation. The issue at …
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo managed to do a fairly good job of remaining quiet throughout the days when he considered moving on to the NBA to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers. With all the speculation that surrounded the Spartans coach, I’m …
Tom Izzo, the current basketball coach at Michigan State, is keeping his mouth shut when it comes to potentially the biggest decision of his career. Izzo is reported to be the candidate that the Cleveland Cavaliers are most interested in to fill …
