Steely Spartans block out off-court issues
While Michigan State continues to face outside questions surrounding campus and the athletic department as a whole, the basketball team is quietly building momentum in the second half of the Big Ten season. Coach Tom Izzo has been pressured following a recent ESPN report questioned how his program — along with the football team and coach Mark Dantonio — have handled cases of sexual assault. However, he has to be feeling good about how his team has responded.
Source: Detroit News