Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll likely do it like Nick Saban

Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll likely do it like Nick Saban

When Tom Izzo was picked as Jud Heathcote’s successor as the men’s basketball coach at Michigan State in the early 1990s, he received counsel from then-Spartans football coach George Perles. At that point, Perles oversaw the football program and doubled as MSU’s athletic director; he was the one who cleared Izzo as coach-in-waiting. When that…

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Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll probably do it like Nick Saban

Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll probably do it like Nick Saban

When Tom Izzo was picked as Jud Heathcote’s successor at Michigan State in the early ’90s, he received counsel from then-Spartans football coach George Perles. At that point, Perles oversaw the football program and doubled as MSU’s athletic director; he was the one who cleared Izzo as coach-in-waiting. When that happened, Perles told the young…

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Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll likely do it how Nick Saban did

Court Report: Tom Izzo says he won’t retire in 2024, but when he does, he’ll likely do it how Nick Saban did

When Tom Izzo was picked as Jud Heathcote’s successor at Michigan State in the early ’90s, he received counsel from then-Spartans football coach George Perles. At that point, Perles oversaw the football program and doubled as MSU’s athletic director; he was the one who cleared Izzo as coach-in-waiting. When that happened, Perles told the young…

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