Tom Izzo led Michigan State to his 17th Sweet 16 this March, but in just two years, Dusty May has catapulted his Michigan Wolverines ahead of the Spartans, becoming the first Big Ten team to win a men’s college basketball national championship since Izzo did it 26 years ago.
Izzo won’t abandon his principles, not with the sustained success he’s had in East Lansing, but when your in-state rival wins a title with an all-transfer starting lineup, it would be hard not to consider embracing college basketball free agency a bit more enthusiastically. Michigan State has taken transfers in the past, but rarely made a big-time splash. This could
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