1. As Izzo begins his 31st season as MSU’s head coach, he still sounds invigorated

EAST LANSING — There will come a day when Tom Izzo is no longer the men’s basketball coach at Michigan State. That’ll be jarring in more ways than one.

Good news for MSU: As practice officially began Monday ahead of his 31st season, Izzo didn’t sound like a man who’s thinking about doing something else, even just hours after his second granddaughter, Sophie, was born.

“That’s a pretty good day for me,” the 70-year-old Izzo said of welcoming Sophie and kicking off practice.

Even when asked if he'd walk away if he won another national championship, he bristled.

“It’d be a cold day in hell before I quit then. So don't worry about that,” he said, inferring that he’d love to bask in coaching as a defending c

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